The Back of Hollywood (billboard), 1977 acrylic-vinyl on canvas 192 H x 600 W (inches)
Burning Gas Station, 1966 oil on canvas 20 1/2 H x 39 W (inches)
Standard Station, Amarillo, Texas, 1963 oil on canvas 64 1/2 H x 121 3/4 W (inches)
Born in Omaha, Nebrasks 1937, Ed Ruscha, according to his website, "has consistently combined the cityscape of his adopted hometown with vernacular language to communicate a particular urban experience." Ruscha was very influential in the the pop art movement. He works in painting and photography, though many of his processes might be considered "alternative". Some of his typologies, for example, are created using ketchup or blackberry juice.
Although not all of his works may be considred contemperary, I'm very interested in the typologies he has created and how I can allow them to affect my own compositions.
artist site: http://www.edruscha.com/
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