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? Ed Ruscha

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RED ROOSTER 1996
  • Artist Rooms
This slightly comical work displays Ruscha?s interest in cartoon imagery alongside combinations of texture and linear qualities. It combines a lithographic print of `trompe l?oeil? wooden floorboards, with what appears to be reflections of the stylised shapes of window panes. Over the top of this Ruscha has sprayed the shape of a red rooster using a stencil. With its fuzzy edges and Cornflake-box stance, he creates the impression of somewhat slapdash graffiti.

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Lithograph

A printmaking technique using a stone or zinc plate to which the image is applied with a greasy material. After wetting the plate, greasy ink is applied. The ink sticks only to the drawn image and not the wet surface, thus creating a reproduction when applied to paper.

Print

An image pressed or stamped onto paper or fabric. This encompasses a wide variety of techniques, usually produced in multiples, although one-off prints, known as monoprints, are also included. The term is also applied to photographic images.

Trompe l'oeil

This term, from the French meaning `to deceive the eye?, is used to describe a form of illusionism utilised by artists to trick the viewer. It often involves the extremely realistic representation of an object in three-dimensions.

Lithograph, Print, Trompe l'oeil

Details

  • Acc. No. AR00062
  • Medium Acrylic and pencil on lithograph on paper
  • Size 54.00 x 71.10 cm (framed: 73.00 x 87.00 x 3.60 cm)
  • Credit ARTIST ROOMS National Galleries of Scotland and Tate. Acquired jointly through The d'Offay Donation with assistance from the National Heritage Memorial Fund and the Art Fund 2008

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