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They Called Her Styrene, Etc.
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They Called Her Styrene, Etc. Hardcover - 2000

by Ruscha, Ed

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American artist Ed Ruscha began making prints and drawings consisting of one word or phrase in the late 1950s and has continued to explore the language-based imagery that has become a hallmark of his work. Pictured here are 500 of his "word" drawings which transcend their apparent randomness to become visual icons of universal emotions and places known and imagined. Full color.

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Phaidon Press, 2000. Hardcover. Good. Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
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  • Title They Called Her Styrene, Etc.
  • Author Ruscha, Ed
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition First edition
  • Condition Used - Good
  • Pages 580
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Phaidon Press, London
  • Date 2000
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Illustrated
  • Bookseller's Inventory # G0714840114I3N01
  • ISBN 9780714840116 / 0714840114
  • Weight 2.25 lbs (1.02 kg)
  • Dimensions 5 x 7.5 x 2.3 in (12.70 x 19.05 x 5.84 cm)
  • Library of Congress subjects Ruscha, Edward
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2001409116
  • Dewey Decimal Code 760.092

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About the author

Ed Ruscha was born in Omaha, Nebraska, in 1937 and moved to Los Angeles in 1956, excited by the newness, mobility and freedom represented by the southern Californian landscape. He studied commercial art at the Chouinard Art Institute (now CalArts) in Los Angeles from 1956 to 1960.

Ruscha began making prints and drawings consisting of one word on an often monochromatic, abstract background in the late 1950s. Since then his work has been characterized by the exploration of language-based imagery. Ruscha's style is characterized by deadpan wit and cool understatement, which were developed further in his language-based prints and paintings that mark an axis between audacious Pop Art and introspective Conceptualism.

In the early 1970s, Ruscha began working with Cirrus Editions and Cirrus Gallery in Los Angeles, pursuing his interest in liquid words, unconventional ink substances (including chocolate, Pepto Bismol and caviar) and trompe l'oeil imagery. Throughout his career Ruscha has worked in a wide range of media - photography, graphic design, painting, drawing, printmaking and film. Ruscha's work continues to be exhibited at museums and galleries around the world.

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