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© Ed Ruscha

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The Final End 1992

On Tour On tour at UK / NEWCASTLE / HATTON GALLERY

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The widescreen format of this painting, the words ‘The End’ and the ‘trompe l’oeil’ imitation of scratched film suggest the closing credits of a classic Hollywood film. Here the text appears in gothic lettering, perhaps alluding to the parallels between Hollywood and religious experience It is encased by weeds and overgrown grass, which may indicate the death of cinema, or at least the decline of its golden age.

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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.

Trompe l'oeil

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  • Acc. No. AR00596
  • Medium Acrylic paint on canvas
  • Size 178.00 x 350.70 x 4.00 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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