{"product_id":"they-called-her-styrene-etc-ed-ruscha-9780714840116","title":"They Called Her Styrene, Etc.","description":"\u003cp\u003eLos Angeles-based artist Ed Ruscha, one of the seminal American artists of the past 30 years, is known for taking elements from the visual language of advertising and commercial art: he has made hundreds of 'word' prints, drawings and paintings that exhibit an interplay between bold letters and softly shaded, atmospheric backgrounds.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book reproduces close to 600 'word' artworks by Ruscha, all of which characterize his artistic scope and identity. Assembled together in the form of a thick block, making the book and art 'object' in itself, these images become a sort of novel without an obvious plot: a series of words with no narrative but, rather, with a life of their own. Some of the works consist of only one word - \u003ci\u003egreat\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003emud\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003etrust \u003c\/i\u003e- and others of short combinations or phrases, such as \u003ci\u003eIndeed I do\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eShe Sure Knew Her Devotionals\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eYour Polyester People\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThat Housing Tract is Only Texture\u003c\/i\u003e, and, of course, \u003ci\u003eThey Called Her Styrene\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn these works Ruscha's words transcend their apparent randomness to become visual icons of universal emotions and places known and imagined, exposing a dimension of multi-layered irony and threads of subtle and inventive social commentary. This volume embodies an aesthetically appealing compilation presented, in the manner of its content, with bold flair and bright colours: a book that simply cannot be left alone.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ed Ruscha\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0714840114\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780714840116\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Phaidon Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/10\/2000\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 580\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.25lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 5.00h x 7.50w x 2.30d","brand":"Ed Ruscha","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44411007402239,"sku":"9780714840116","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_35b7fe16-17e5-4e80-b275-2cf7ded84ad6.jpg?v=1697538609","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/they-called-her-styrene-etc-ed-ruscha-9780714840116","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}