ed ruscha gallery exhibition poster (1995)
“This poster featuring the painting SOAPY SMITH BABY DOE (1995) was produced in 1995, in conjunction with Ed Ruscha: Anamorphic Paintings at the Leo Castelli Gallery, New York, NY, 4/1 - 4/22/1995. The image spells out 'SOAPY SMITH BABY DOE' in a capitalized sans serif font which has been stretched vertically to extreme proportions, rendering the text very nearly illegible. It is impossible to decipher the words from most viewpoints, except when the viewer stands directly beneath the print, at its centre point, requiring it to be hung higher than eye level.
Edward Ruscha has long been an influential voice in postwar American painting and in the graphic arts. Born in Omaha, NE and raised in Oklahoma City, OK, he left for Los Angeles in 1956 to study commercial art but soon abandoned this discipline for painting, though the skills of typography and illustration remained central to his work. Today, Ruscha is best known for work that comments on the urban vernacular landscape and is often imbued with a provocative use of language.”
year: 1995
dimensions: approx 36” x 20”
condition: excellent
unframed
“This poster featuring the painting SOAPY SMITH BABY DOE (1995) was produced in 1995, in conjunction with Ed Ruscha: Anamorphic Paintings at the Leo Castelli Gallery, New York, NY, 4/1 - 4/22/1995. The image spells out 'SOAPY SMITH BABY DOE' in a capitalized sans serif font which has been stretched vertically to extreme proportions, rendering the text very nearly illegible. It is impossible to decipher the words from most viewpoints, except when the viewer stands directly beneath the print, at its centre point, requiring it to be hung higher than eye level.
Edward Ruscha has long been an influential voice in postwar American painting and in the graphic arts. Born in Omaha, NE and raised in Oklahoma City, OK, he left for Los Angeles in 1956 to study commercial art but soon abandoned this discipline for painting, though the skills of typography and illustration remained central to his work. Today, Ruscha is best known for work that comments on the urban vernacular landscape and is often imbued with a provocative use of language.”
year: 1995
dimensions: approx 36” x 20”
condition: excellent
unframed
“This poster featuring the painting SOAPY SMITH BABY DOE (1995) was produced in 1995, in conjunction with Ed Ruscha: Anamorphic Paintings at the Leo Castelli Gallery, New York, NY, 4/1 - 4/22/1995. The image spells out 'SOAPY SMITH BABY DOE' in a capitalized sans serif font which has been stretched vertically to extreme proportions, rendering the text very nearly illegible. It is impossible to decipher the words from most viewpoints, except when the viewer stands directly beneath the print, at its centre point, requiring it to be hung higher than eye level.
Edward Ruscha has long been an influential voice in postwar American painting and in the graphic arts. Born in Omaha, NE and raised in Oklahoma City, OK, he left for Los Angeles in 1956 to study commercial art but soon abandoned this discipline for painting, though the skills of typography and illustration remained central to his work. Today, Ruscha is best known for work that comments on the urban vernacular landscape and is often imbued with a provocative use of language.”
year: 1995
dimensions: approx 36” x 20”
condition: excellent
unframed