I never expected to sell my art. It wasn't like today where you come out of art school and they promise you a future. Now it's almost regulated in a way. When we came out of school, we just wanted to make art that'd blow your hair back and do it for sport. There was no commercial possibility that we saw.
Edward RuschaThe subject [of Los Angeles] became a general metaphor for anxiety and the speed of modern life.
Edward RuschaI never expected to sell my art. It wasn't like today where you come out of art school and they promise you a future. Now it's almost regulated in a way. When we came out of school, we just wanted to make art that'd blow your hair back and do it for sport. There was no commercial possibility that we saw.
Edward RuschaI wasn't captivated by the romance of Paris or London. I love visiting, but I'd rather be in L.A.
Edward Ruscha