LONDON, April 22 (UPI) -- Eduardo Paolozzi, regarded as the founder of Britain's pop art movement, died Friday at a London hospital at the age of 81.
Born to Italian parents near Edinburgh, the artist and sculptor's famous works include a series of mosaics on the walls of Tottenham Court Road Tube station in London, the BBC reported.
Best known for mechanical sculptures, his other works include a statue of Sir Isaac Newton in the piazza of the British Library.
As a boy he collected cigarette packet cards of Hollywood stars, aircraft and submarines, which fired a lifelong fascination with the relationship between humans and machines.
Paolozzi taught throughout his career, lecturing in textile design, sculpture and ceramics. He was made a member of the Royal Academy in 1979 and knighted in 1988.
He had been confined to a wheelchair since a serious illness four years ago. He is survived by three daughters.
