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Ed Ruscha — Angry People
Ed Ruscha

Angry People

A large-scale canvas rendered in Ed Ruscha's signature graphic style, featuring the bold, cinematic text "ANGRY PEOPLE" set against a stark, atmospheric background that evokes the aesthetic of Hollywood signage and American vernacular culture. The words appear to float in a hazy, almost dreamlike space, their smooth, precise lettering belying the charged emotional weight of the phrase. Ruscha's masterful use of oil paint creates a tension between the coolness of his detached, commercial-inspired technique and the raw, unsettling energy of the words themselves.

Medium
oil on canvas

🔨 Auction Lot

Contemporary Art Evening Sale

November 11, 2013

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Ed Ruscha, Angry People

A large-scale canvas rendered in Ed Ruscha's signature graphic style, featuring the bold, cinematic text "ANGRY PEOPLE" set against a stark, atmospheric background that evokes the aesthetic of Hollywood signage and American vernacular culture. The words appear to float in a hazy, almost dreamlike space, their smooth, precise lettering belying the charged emotional weight of the phrase. Ruscha's masterful use of oil paint creates a tension between the coolness of his detached, commercial-inspired technique and the raw, unsettling energy of the words themselves.

Medium
oil on canvas
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Muted Palette, Male Artist, Conceptual Art, American Artist, Pop Art, Contemporary Art, Established Artist, Text-Based Art, Figurative, Oil on Canvas, Satirical Mood

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Alex Capecelatro