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Ed Ruscha — Flies from the Insects Portfolio
Ed Ruscha

Flies from the Insects Portfolio

1972

This screenprint exemplifies Ruscha's conceptual approach to printmaking, combining his signature text-based imagery with an unconventional substrate of paper-backed wood veneer. Part of the larger Insects Portfolio, the work demonstrates the artist's exploration of everyday subjects and experimental printing techniques that challenged traditional printmaking conventions in the early 1970s.

Medium
Screenprint on paper-backed wood veneer
Dimensions
Edition
Edition of 100 of 100
Signed
Yes

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Ed Ruscha, Flies from the Insects Portfolio, 1972

This screenprint exemplifies Ruscha's conceptual approach to printmaking, combining his signature text-based imagery with an unconventional substrate of paper-backed wood veneer. Part of the larger Insects Portfolio, the work demonstrates the artist's exploration of everyday subjects and experimental printing techniques that challenged traditional printmaking conventions in the early 1970s.

Medium
Screenprint on paper-backed wood veneer
Dimensions
51.1175 x 68.58 cm
Year
1972
Edition
of 100
Signed
Hand-signed by the artist
Seen at
Hamilton Selway, Los Angeles, CA

Related themes

Conceptual Art, Wood Veneer, Screenprint, Typography, Pop Art, Insects, Contemporary

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Alex Capecelatro