Edward Ruscha December 16, 1937 (Age 77) By Prasanth Shandragopal

Biography Born: Edward Joseph Ruscha IV, (December 16, 1937). Omaha, Nebraska, United States Citizenship: American Current City: Culver City, California Education: Chouinard Art Institute Known For: Photography, Painting, Print Making, Film and Book Art Movement: Pop Art

Early Life & Pop Art Ruscha becomes friendly with future writer and musician Mason Williams at the 4 th grade. Ruscha and Williams created a large mural of the Oklahoma Land Run. Ruscha’s first exposure to art comes from a neighborhood friend, Bob Bonaparte, who is cartoonist and Ruscha started his own cartoon drawings. He attributes the tactile quality of materials such as Paper and Higgins India Ink as a catalyst for his interest in arts.

Beat Generation At the age of fourteen, Ruscha hitchhikes with a friend through the south to Florida passing through towns whose names (Dublin Sweetwater Vicksburg), he places in painting of Sweet water is named after a town in (Tennessee) That Ruscha had travelled through in 1952,his largest work to date and it shows the influence of John’s painting (Tennyson). The painting is purchased by (Hopkins) and later inadvertently demolished. Sweet water (1959) Oil & Ink on Canvas

Dublin He began making small and representative works on paper such as the construction (Dublin), in which unrelated elements are framed in one or more ink drawn squares. During his travel through Europe in 1961, Ruscha photographs street life and makes numerous small paintings and collages on paper, some using words & street iconography and many in pictorial style inaugurated with (Dublin). Dublin (1960) Oil & Ink on Canvas

Ruscha Quit Work The texture varied but the tone graduated and the line controlled. The color is gentle, and the shapes are solid. The pattern movement is simplified but overall proportion distorted and scale varied miniature. The composition still balance and the mood & emotion looks peaceful. In my opinion I think the overall piece of work looks dull and intense.

Ruscha Standard Station Work The color is complimentary and contrasting but the composition viewpoint looks perspective, but the lines looks strong. The tone is contrasting and the texture are shinny. The shape looks geometrical and pattern are decorative. The proportion are abstract and scale size are realistic. The composition viewpoint looks symmetrical and the mood & emotion looks moody. In my opinion the overall piece of work looks organic and realistic.

Ruscha 20 th Century Fox Work The proportion abstract perspective and the mood & emotion looks calm. The texture are exciting and the tones are dark. The lines are straight and colors are emotion. The shapes are movement and the pattern repetitive, but the proportion are accurate. The scale size are varied and the composition looks rhythm, and finally the mood & emotions are happy. In my opinion I think the overall piece of work looks warm and light.