When I first did the book on gasoline stations, people would look at it and say, Are you kidding or what? Why are you doing this? In a sense, that's what I was after: I was after the head-scratching.
Yes, there's a certain power to a photograph. The camera has a way of disorienting a person, if it wants to and, for me, when it disorients, it's got… - Edward Ruscha
Yes, there's a certain power to a photograph. The camera has a way of disorienting a person, if it wants to and, for me, when it disorients, it's got…
- Edward Ruscha
I never expected to sell my art. It wasn't like today where you come out of art school and they promise you a future. Now it's almost regulated in a … - Edward Ruscha
I never expected to sell my art. It wasn't like today where you come out of art school and they promise you a future. Now it's almost regulated in a …
I think the most interesting stuff comes from people who've just got nothing to lose. You know, let's kamikaze this thing - just throw themselves in … - Edward Ruscha
I think the most interesting stuff comes from people who've just got nothing to lose. You know, let's kamikaze this thing - just throw themselves in …
I don't do social media of any kind. If I did, I may as well join Scientology. - Edward Ruscha
I don't do social media of any kind. If I did, I may as well join Scientology.
I just use [the camera]. I just pick it up like an axe when I've got to chop down a tree. I pick up a camera and go out and shoot the pictures I have… - Edward Ruscha
I just use [the camera]. I just pick it up like an axe when I've got to chop down a tree. I pick up a camera and go out and shoot the pictures I have…
When I began painting, all my paintings were of words which were gutteral utterances like Smash, Boss, Eat. Those words were like flowers in a vase. - Edward Ruscha
When I began painting, all my paintings were of words which were gutteral utterances like Smash, Boss, Eat. Those words were like flowers in a vase.
The subject [of Los Angeles] became a general metaphor for anxiety and the speed of modern life. - Edward Ruscha
The subject [of Los Angeles] became a general metaphor for anxiety and the speed of modern life.
I wasn't captivated by the romance of Paris or London. I love visiting, but I'd rather be in L.A. - Edward Ruscha
I wasn't captivated by the romance of Paris or London. I love visiting, but I'd rather be in L.A.
Nothing's changed except the dates on the newspapers. I'm in my same skin thinking the same old thoughts. The difference between psychedelia and digi… - Edward Ruscha
Nothing's changed except the dates on the newspapers. I'm in my same skin thinking the same old thoughts. The difference between psychedelia and digi…
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