Metro, Petro, Neuro, Psycho

1982

Ed Ruscha

Associated Names
Ed Ruscha

Artist, American, born 1937

Crown Point Press

Publisher

The image contains overlapping lines and shapes formed by colored letters, creating an abstract and layered appearance. The text includes a mix of black, red, and green letters. Words like "NEURO," "MUSCULAR," and "TREMOR" are arranged in a way that gives the impression of motion or a complex maze, with layers interacting with each other.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    color softground etching on Somerset Satin wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Kathan Brown

  • Dimensions

    image: 37.2 x 38.7 cm (14 5/8 x 15 1/4 in.)
    sheet: 61 x 54 cm (24 x 21 1/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1998.40.398

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Engberg 1999, no. 127

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1999

  • Engberg, Siri, and Clive Phillpot. Edward Ruscha: Editions 1959-1999, Catalogue Raisonné. Minneapolis: Walker Art Center, 1999: no. 127.

Inscriptions

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

Wikidata ID

Q75416879

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