I'm very stodgy. I'm always looking at old photos of California and Los Angeles, knowing that what I'm looking at is now full of houses. There used to be vacant lots in Los Angeles, now all taken up by three-storey boxes - it's all getting infilled. Edward Ruscha angelesboxcalifornia share on social
I barely knew I wanted to be an artist. I liked my art classes and painting was fun, I guess, but I didn't realize that seeing the country was going to inspire me to further explore that... but that's what it did. Edward Ruscha artartistbarely share on social
When you're on a highway, viewing the western U.S. with the mountains and the flatness and the desert and all that, it's very much like my paintings. Edward Ruscha desertflatnesshighway Change image and share on social
Work takes different forms. I can spend two or three days without completing anything, and it's choppy: it's filled with all kinds of irrationalities and stupid actions. I have some notion, and then I drop it because something else comes along. I'm forever darting from one side of the room to the other. Edward Ruscha actionchoppycomplete share on social
I'd read about Los Angeles and this fact stuck in my mind: that the city gained 1,000 new people every day. In 1956! A thousand people every day! I felt: 'I want to be part of that.' Edward Ruscha 000angelescity Change image and share on social
I was raised with the Bible Belt mentality, and by coming to California, I came out of this dark place and unlearned a lot of things I'd been taught. Edward Ruscha beltbiblecalifornia Change image and share on social
When I paint a picture of a house, that goes back to my roots. Edward Ruscha backhousepaint Change image and share on social
I travel a lot, but I don't come away with new inspiration. Edward Ruscha inspirationlottravel Change image and share on social
I was attracted to the concept of Hollywood and the lifestyle here. But I've grown to mistrust it because it has changed. I didn't bargain for digital access parking in some concrete structure. Real heaven for me was to drive somewhere and park right in front. Now the city is going vertical. Edward Ruscha accessattractbargain share on social
Part of ego is displaying the ego. I've got ego, and I think I'm really good. But maybe I fall down in trying to sell it to people. Edward Ruscha displayegofall Change image and share on social