Ed Ruscha
Whiz, 2007
acrylic on museum board
20 x 30 inches
22 1/4 x 32 1/4 inches framed
Ed Ruscha
Hollywood (trial proof), 1968
color screenprint on paper
17 1/2 x 44 1/2 inches
19 3/4 x 46 3/4 inches framed
”Ed Ruscha first drew the Hollywood sign in 1967 and this familiar icon has appeared in many of his paintings, drawings, and prints. The word Hollywood encapsulates an entire culture of Southern California coveted by people who do not live there, who experience it through film, television, and advertising.
Ed Ruscha
History Kids, 2013
lithograph on paper
edition of 60
28 3/4 x 28 inches
31 1/2 x 30 3/4 inches framed
Candy colored sunsets anchored by palm trees are one of the themes explored by Alec Egan with his deft handling of painting and cinematic emotion.
Ed Ruscha
Wall Rocket, 2013
lithograph on paper
edition of 60
28 3/4 x 28 inches
31 1/2 x 30 3/4 inches framed
Ed Ruscha
Safe and Effective Medication, 2001
color lithograph on wove paper
35 1/4 x 34 7/8 inches
38 1/8 x 37 5/8 inches framed
Ed Ruscha
Heaven/Hell, 1988
soap-ground aquatints on Somerset cream paper
edition of 25
54 1/8 x 40 1/8 inches each print
59 x 45 inches framed
Ed Ruscha
OOO, 1970
color lithograph
edition of 90
20 x 28 inches
25 3/4 x 33 1/2 inches framed
Ed Ruscha
Gray Suds, 1971
color screenprint on Arches paper
edition of 100
18 x 24 inches
20 1/4 x 26 inches framed
Ed Ruscha
Vine/Melrose, 1999
two-color lithograph on Rives paper
edition of 60
22 1/4 x 30 1/8 inches
30 1/2 x 38 1/2 inches framed
Ed Ruscha
Angel (vertical), 2006
lithograph on paper
edition of 50
20 x 16 inches
23 5/8 x 18 5/8 inches framed
Ed Ruscha
The End, 1991
lithograph on white Rives BFK paper
edition of 50
26 3/16 x 36 5/8 inches
34 3/8 x 44 7/8inches framed
”THE END evokes a long forgotten moment in time on the big screen in his subject of the closing titles from a classic movie. Ruscha’s choice of the Olde English lettering, recalling both medieval manuscripts and gangster tattoos is enhanced by the imperfections and vertical lines resembling the tiny scratches, and particles of dust, that can mar film and projector lenses. This series references Hollywood celluloid culture and also an apocalyptic reference to the continuum of time and obsolete technology.