{"product_id":"dr-pepper-eduardo-paolozzi","title":"Dr. Pepper - Eduardo Paolozzi","description":"\u003cp\u003eA seminal 1948 collage by Eduardo Paolozzi, featuring a dense assembly of mid-century American commercial imagery and consumer icons.\u003c\/p\u003e\n    \u003cp\u003eEduardo Paolozzi created Dr. Pepper in 1948, a work that occupies a specific position in the development of British Pop Art. Composed as a collage, the piece assembles disparate fragments of American commercial imagery, including advertisements for household appliances, automobiles, and soft drinks. By juxtaposing these mass-produced icons with figures from popular media, Paolozzi examines the post-war fascination with consumer culture.\n\nThe composition is dense and layered, reflecting the visual saturation of the mid-twentieth century. A large yellow stove serves as a backdrop for a collection of cut-outs, including a woman reclining across the foreground and a motorcyclist positioned near the centre. The inclusion of the Dr. Pepper logo provides a direct reference to the branding that began to dominate the visual environment of the era. Paolozzi utilised these found materials to construct a commentary on the influx of American goods into the British market following the Second World War.\n\nThis work is part of a series of collages Paolozzi produced while living in Paris. These pieces were famously presented during a lecture at the Institute of Contemporary Arts in London in 1952. By isolating these images from their original advertising context, the artist forces a re-evaluation of their aesthetic and social function. The work avoids a singular narrative, instead offering a fragmented view of a culture increasingly defined by its commodities. The physical construction of the collage, with its visible edges and overlapping elements, maintains a raw quality that contrasts with the polished nature of the advertisements themselves.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"margin-top:2rem;padding-top:1.5rem;border-top:1px solid #e5e5e5;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size:0.85rem;color:#888;font-weight:600;margin:0 0 0.75rem;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:0.05em;\"\u003eYou might also like\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:0.5rem;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/products\/madonna-and-child-allan-darcangelo\" style=\"display:inline-block;background:#f8f9fa;border:1px solid #e5e5e5;border-radius:20px;padding:0.35rem 0.85rem;font-size:0.8rem;color:#2a555a;font-weight:500;text-decoration:none !important;background-image:none !important;\"\u003eMadonna and Child - Allan D'Arcangelo — Allan D'Arcangelo\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/products\/cross-patrick-caulfield\" style=\"display:inline-block;background:#f8f9fa;border:1px solid #e5e5e5;border-radius:20px;padding:0.35rem 0.85rem;font-size:0.8rem;color:#2a555a;font-weight:500;text-decoration:none !important;background-image:none !important;\"\u003eCross - Patrick Caulfield — Patrick Caulfield\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Eduardo Paolozzi","offers":[{"title":"Fine Art Poster \/ A4 (21x29.7 cm) \/ -","offer_id":57872733765967,"sku":null,"price":28.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Fine Art Poster \/ A3 (29.7 x 42  cm) \/ -","offer_id":57872741269839,"sku":null,"price":35.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Fine Art Poster \/ A2 (42 x 59.4  cm) \/ -","offer_id":57872741302607,"sku":null,"price":45.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Fine Art Poster \/ B2 (50x70 cm) \/ -","offer_id":57872741335375,"sku":null,"price":50.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Fine Art Poster \/ A1 (59.4 x 84.1  cm) \/ -","offer_id":57872741368143,"sku":null,"price":55.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0833\/9292\/1935\/files\/Dr_Poster_CompositorV1_1780878856452.jpg?v=1780882807","url":"https:\/\/www.solisprints.co.uk\/products\/dr-pepper-eduardo-paolozzi","provider":"Solis Prints","version":"1.0","type":"link"}