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PAOLOZZI, Eduardo. Original photolithograph titled Decency and Decorum in Production' from the General Dynamic F.U.N. Portfolio. London: Editions Alecto, nd (1970). One of 60 copies, of a total of 350, printed in this colour Variation. Stamped on reverse with title, number, printer's and publisher's chops and a stylised facsimile of the artist's signature. This print has a series of scenes in four quadrants within a yellow border. In the top left, there is an image of soldiers leaning over next to a small statue made from the photograph "Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima." In the lower left, there is an image of a woman, smiling and holding flowers. In the top right, there are three images (top to bottom): circuit board, doubled image of the Planter s Mr. Peanut cartoon, and a partial American flag. In the lower right, there are two images: the top image is a machine part, and the bottom image shows two scientists working on what appears to be a space craft. Print and sheet size: 38cm x 25.5cm. Printed at the Alecto Studios, London, by Lyndon Haywood. Considered part II of 'Moonstrips Empire News'. Fine condition. Note: Originally issued in a plexiglass box with title pages (2), a list of contents, an introductory text by J. G. Ballard, and a collating chart for variant arrangements of prints in each number of the edition. Each box containing a series of 50 lithographs and screenprints with the title 'General Dynamic Fun' published in a limited edition of 350 copies, in 5 colour variations of 60 copies of each variation. This print held in the collections of The Tate, London and MOMA, New York. Like many of his contemporaries, Paolozzi used new printing techniques as a way to engage with modern mass media's new visual culture. At the same time, the photomechanical process made the work look mechanically manufactured rather than handmade, in the traditional artistic sense. Therefore, after he modified, transformed, and assembled the source image(s), the medium allowed for a more uniform final image. This print is one design of a large series of 50 prints included in the 1970 portfolio, which was a second edition of an earlier group of slightly larger prints titled "Moonstrips Empire News." While the first series was strictly produced as screenprints, this second series "General Dynamic F.U.N." includes works of photolithography, like this one. The themes seen in this portfolio are different in style and subject matter from other Pop works of the period, but engage with the images of a modern mass media, looking beyond just advertising and publicity images. Likewise, the title of the portfolio alludes to the General Dynamics Corporation, who was the manufacturer of the F-111 fighter used during the Vietnam War the same one referenced in James Rosenquist monumental painting "F-111." As with other works in this series, Paolozzi gives a satirical depiction of contemporary American culture. UMMA. Seller Inventory # 000122
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