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Ed Ruscha — Eleven Pieces of Cheese, from Various Cheeses
Ed Ruscha

Eleven Pieces of Cheese, from Various Cheeses

A masterful example of Ed Ruscha's deadpan Pop Art sensibility, this color lithograph presents eleven varieties of cheese rendered with meticulous, almost clinical precision on smooth Arches 88 paper. Ruscha transforms the mundane subject of everyday food into a quiet conceptual statement, celebrating the ordinary through careful documentation and subtle humor. The full sheet format allows each cheese to exist as both a familiar object and an aesthetic specimen, reflecting the artist's enduring fascination with cataloguing the commonplace.

Medium
Lithograph in colors, on Arches 88 paper, the full sheet,

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Evening & Day Editions

October 28, 2014

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Ed Ruscha, Eleven Pieces of Cheese, from Various Cheeses

A masterful example of Ed Ruscha's deadpan Pop Art sensibility, this color lithograph presents eleven varieties of cheese rendered with meticulous, almost clinical precision on smooth Arches 88 paper. Ruscha transforms the mundane subject of everyday food into a quiet conceptual statement, celebrating the ordinary through careful documentation and subtle humor. The full sheet format allows each cheese to exist as both a familiar object and an aesthetic specimen, reflecting the artist's enduring fascination with cataloguing the commonplace.

Medium
Lithograph in colors, on Arches 88 paper, the full sheet,
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

20th Century, Male Artist, Conceptual Art, Humorous Mood, Color Print, American Artist, Pop Art, Food Subject, Established Artist, Lithograph, Text And Image

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Alex Capecelatro