Artwork details

Artist

Ed Ruscha

Title

Cactus Omelette

Description

Cactus Omelette

By Ed Ruscha

Ed Ruscha is an American artist recognized for his unique blend of Pop Art, Conceptual Art, and the exploration of language in visual art. Renowned for his use of words and phrases in his paintings, prints, and photographs, Ruscha's work often reflects a fascination with the American vernacular, creating a distinctive and influential body of art that bridges the gap between visual and linguistic expression.

2019

Screenprint on cotton

19 × 15 × 2 1/2 in | 48.3 × 38.1 × 6.4 cm

Edition of 200

Part of a limited edition set

Includes a Certificate of Authenticity

Ed Ruscha's Cactus Omelette turns a recipe into a text-based composition. Typewriter-style lettering sets out utensils, ingredients and instructions in an orderly sequence, with the pale ground giving each line room to be read. The everyday language and unexpected title bring a dry humour to the work, inviting attention to the visual character of words as well as their practical meaning.

All works are supplied with a Certificate of Authenticity issued by Dovehouse Contemporary.

Date

2019

Medium

Screenprint

Edition

200

Signature

Unsigned

Sheet

48.3 × 38.1 × 6.4 cm

Status

Available

Price

Price on request

Ed Ruscha

American artist Ed Ruscha is a pioneer of the 1960’s Pop Art movement known for his signature ‘word paintings’, which incorporate text with images of landscapes. Ruscha studied art in Los Angeles after moving from Omaha, Nebraska in 1956 where he explored a variety of media including painting, collage, printmaking, photography and drawing. His work conflates many influences from Jasper John’s Target with Four Faces (1958), to Pop Artists Andy Warhol and Roy Lichtenstein. His renowned piece OOF, encapsulates popular culture, cartoons and comic strips he drew upon.