Excuse Me, I Didn't Mean to Interrupt

1975

Ed Ruscha

Associated Names
Ed Ruscha

Artist, American, born 1937

Tamarind Institute

Publisher

The image shows a rectangular composition filled with small, scattered dots and specks forming an abstract texture. The phrase "EXCUSE ME, I DIDN'T MEAN TO INTERRUPT" emerges subtly within the dots, resembling a constellation pattern against the night sky. The dots create a sparkling effect similar to stars.
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Artwork overview

Associated Artworks

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The image features curvilinear shapes and wavy lines against a deep blue background. Two tall, dark, wavy forms rise from the bottom, with two pale, rounded shapes below. Between the tall forms, a curly, flowing design emerges. The color palette includes deep blue and muted earth tones.

Birth of Venus II

Clinton Adams, Tamarind Institute

1976

The image shows a red shape on a gray background. The shape consists of a combination of curves and straight lines, resembling a silhouette of a table lamp.

Tamarind Suite Fifteen

Various Artists, Ben Q. Adams, Frances Thiel, John Sommers, Stephen Britko, Glenn Brill, Ed Hamilton, Harry Westlund, Lynn Baker, Tamarind Institute

1977

The image displays a series of diagonal lines creating an overlapping pattern across the canvas. The composition resembles a woven textile, with repetitive lines and shapes mimicking fabric weaving. The edges of the pattern are jagged, suggesting texture and imperfection, while the convergence of multicolored lines may evoke various threads in a patchwork quilt.

Untitled

Garo Antreasian, Tamarind Institute

1976

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1999

  • Engberg, Siri, and Clive Phillpot. Edward Ruscha: Editions 1959-1999, Catalogue Raisonné. Minneapolis: Walker Art Center, 1999: no. 89.

Inscriptions

lower right verso in graphite: E. Ruscha 1975; lower left verso in graphite 9/70; by later hand, lower right verso in graphite: 75-172 / Arjomari Arches

Markings

BS: Tamarind chop

Wikidata ID

Q75120542

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