Edward Ruscha is an American artist who explores language and West Coast culture and well as taking inspiration from Hollywood to create compelling yet perplexing pieces of art.

I was inspired to explore his art after wanting to look at artists who use text and language to elevate the meaning of their work. He has also published a lot of books featuring his work which is something I plan on looking at for my final piece.Similar to Todd Hido, his work is about the viewers interpretation and how the viewer builds their own narrative. His work also explores how text and phrases is so overused in today’s society especially with such an over-saturated media world.

I plan on responding to his use of published work and creating my own book as well as referencing his use of abstraction and carefully composed enigmas. Similar to that of Misrach and Hido, his work explores mundane subject matter in a whole new and dymanic light.

https://www.nationalgalleries.org/art-and-artists/features/ed-ruscha?gclid=CLP2ptuivdMCFUeVGwodrAMN5w

http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/art/features/ed-ruscha-a-man-of-his-words-1801704.html

http://www.theartstory.org/artist-ruscha-ed.htm