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Back to the drawing board : Ed Ruscha, art, and design in the 1960s / Jennifer Quick.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Quick, Jennifer, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Art, American--20th century.
- Art, American.
- Conceptual art--United States--20th century.
- Conceptual art.
- Pop art--United States--20th century.
- Pop art.
- Ruscha, Edward--Criticism and interpretation.
- Ruscha, Edward.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (ix, 189 pages) : 131 illustrations (some color), plans
- Other Title:
- Back to the drawing board : Ed Ruscha, art, and design in the nineteen sixties
- Ed Ruscha, art, and design in the 1960s
- Place of Publication:
- New Haven : Yale University Press, [2022]
- Summary:
- "Ed Ruscha (b. 1937) emerged onto the Los Angeles art scene with paintings that incorporated consumer products, such as Spam and SunMaid raisins.... Jennifer Quick looks at Ruscha's work through the tools, techniques, and habits of mind of commercial art and design, showing how his training and early work as a commercial artist helped him become an incisive commentator on the presence and role of design in the modern world. The book explores how Ruscha mobilized commercial design techniques of scale, paste-up layout, and perspective as he developed his singular artistic style. Beginning with his formative design education and focusing on the first decade of his career, Quick analyzes previously unseen works from the Ruscha archives alongside his celebrated paintings, prints, and books, demonstrating how Ruscha's engagement with commercial art has been foundational to his practice"--Publisher's description.
- Contents:
- Introduction : The Taskscape of Design
- 1. Conventions : Art and Design in the 1950s
- 2. Scale : Pop, Painting, and Common Objects
- 3. Pasteup Layout : Photographs and Books
- 4. Perspective : Architecture and the City
- Conclusion : Design and the Global Economy.
- Notes:
- Description based on print version record and online resource (A&AePortal, viewed February 26, 2023).
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 171-180) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780300272611
- 0300272618
- OCLC:
- 1371170516
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