59 Quotes by Edward Ruscha

Unfortunately, there was no Jackson Pollock of the camera.

Traveling to Europe and traveling in the U.S.A. was a much different experience. 'On the Road' exemplified everything glamorous that was happening on this side of the planet. The book puts off some kind of sweet melody - part hope for the world, part nostalgic.

Perhaps there would be more anxiety in my work if I lived in New York.

Most artists are doing basically the same thing - staying off the streets.

When I began painting, all my paintings were of words which were gutteral utterances like Smash, Boss, Eat. Those words were like flowers in a vase.

My pictures are not that interesting, nor the subject matter. They are simply a collection of facts; my book is more like a collection of Ready-mades.

The fact that few painter-fine-artists used photography in their work made it appealing.

The subject [of Los Angeles] became a general metaphor for anxiety and the speed of modern life.

Yes, there's a certain power to a photograph. The camera has a way of disorienting a person, if it wants to and, for me, when it disorients, it's got real value.