Indecision

1982

Ed Ruscha

Associated Names
Ed Ruscha

Artist, American, born 1937

Crown Point Press

Publisher

This is a painting of overlapping textual elements presented in a minimalist style. The artwork contains a white background with large typography spelling out fragments of words in a jumbled and overlapping manner. The phrases read as "OR BUT MAYBE THEN I THINK I'LL... AGAIN...". The text is rendered in shades of aqua green, red, and black, with each color overlapping in parts. This is in the style of Ed Ruscha, known for his text-based artworks and exploration of language. The artwork prompts the viewer to consider the meanings and relationships between the words and colors.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    color softground etching on Somerset Satin wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Kathan Brown

  • Dimensions

    image: 36.8 x 38.7 cm (14 1/2 x 15 1/4 in.)
    sheet: 61.3 x 54 cm (24 1/8 x 21 1/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1998.40.396

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Engberg 1999, no. 128

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1999

  • Engberg, Siri, and Clive Phillpot. Edward Ruscha: Editions 1959-1999, Catalogue Raisonné. Minneapolis: Walker Art Center, 1999: no. 128.

Inscriptions

in graphite; lower left: O.K.T.P.; lower right: Ed Ruscha

Wikidata ID

Q75416978

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