Ed Ruscha, 17th Century, 1988. Acrylic on canvas, 56 × 134 inches (142.2 × 340.4 cm).
Ed Ruscha. Photo: Sten M. Rosenlund
Artist Chat with the artist Ed Ruscha
Hill Art Foundation: The Hill Art Foundation champions artistic dialogue across mediums, styles, and time periods. Who is an artist—especially one you might not be immediately associated with—who inspires your work?
Ed Ruscha: Senon Williams, a Los Angeles painter and sculptor
HAF: A Dark Hymn explores the process of collecting. Do you collect? What kind of work are you drawn to?
ER: For about four years I have been collecting Senon Williams paintings, drawings, prints and sculpture
HAF: The Hill Art Foundation’s Teen Curators and Educators wrote the wall label text to accompany works in A Dark Hymn. Can you tell us about a learning experience from your childhood or teenage years that has informed your creative practice?
ER: Although I am not an active practicing Catholic, growing up in the church with its icons and ceremonies broadened my observations and and practice as an artist
Artist Chat with the artist Ed Ruscha
Hill Art Foundation: The Hill Art Foundation champions artistic dialogue across mediums, styles, and time periods. Who is an artist—especially one you might not be immediately associated with—who inspires your work?
Ed Ruscha: Senon Williams, a Los Angeles painter and sculptor
HAF: A Dark Hymn explores the process of collecting. Do you collect? What kind of work are you drawn to?
ER: For about four years I have been collecting Senon Williams paintings, drawings, prints and sculpture
HAF: The Hill Art Foundation’s Teen Curators and Educators wrote the wall label text to accompany works in A Dark Hymn. Can you tell us about a learning experience from your childhood or teenage years that has informed your creative practice?
ER: Although I am not an active practicing Catholic, growing up in the church with its icons and ceremonies broadened my observations and and practice as an artist