
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
- Spotted At
- Auction House · Phillips
🔨 Auction Lot
Contemporary Art Evening Sale
November 11, 2013
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