{"product_id":"they-called-her-styrene-etc-isbn-9780714840116","title":"They Called Her Styrene, Etc.","description":"\u003cp\u003eLos Angeles-based artist Ed Ruscha, one of the seminal American artists of the past 30 years, is known for taking elements from the visual language of advertising and commercial art: he has made hundreds of 'word' prints, drawings and paintings that exhibit an interplay between bold letters and softly shaded, atmospheric backgrounds.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book reproduces close to 600 'word' artworks by Ruscha, all of which characterize his artistic scope and identity. Assembled together in the form of a thick block, making the book and art 'object' in itself, these images become a sort of novel without an obvious plot: a series of words with no narrative but, rather, with a life of their own. Some of the works consist of only one word - \u003ci\u003egreat\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003emud\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003etrust \u003c\/i\u003e- and others of short combinations or phrases, such as \u003ci\u003eIndeed I do\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eShe Sure Knew Her Devotionals\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eYour Polyester People\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThat Housing Tract is Only Texture\u003c\/i\u003e, and, of course, \u003ci\u003eThey Called Her Styrene\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn these works Ruscha's words transcend their apparent randomness to become visual icons of universal emotions and places known and imagined, exposing a dimension of multi-layered irony and threads of subtle and inventive social commentary. This volume embodies an aesthetically appealing compilation presented, in the manner of its content, with bold flair and bright colours: a book that simply cannot be left alone.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Phaidon Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44891998814437,"sku":"NP9780714840116","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/O_056f621d-7eb2-4b49-af1a-ae255bf5d9ae.jpg?v=1773107079","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/they-called-her-styrene-etc-isbn-9780714840116","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}