Raised in Oklahoma City, American artist Ed Ruscha (b. 1937) was first introduced to art through popular culture, looking at comic books, cartoons, and Disney films as inspiration. Attracted to the energy of Los Angeles, Ruscha moved there in 1956 at the age of eighteen and attended the Chouinard Art Institute, now the California Institute
Like every month, the Escalette Permanent Collection of Art prides itself in presenting news about our artists that are being featured in exhibitions, shows, fairs and all things alike. This month, there are three exhibits that showcase our artists locally, nationally, and internationally : Ed Ruscha in Beverly Hills 20-Year Anniversary Invitational Exhibition, 1995–2015 at the
September 15th to October 15th is National Hispanic Heritage Month. To celebrate, we here at Escalette would like to highlight a piece of art in our collection by Edward Ruscha entitled, Pico and Sepulveda. Ruscha has lived the majority of his life in Southern California, where he continues to live, teach, make art, and publish books to
This Saturday, April 11, 2015, is Slow Art Day! It is one day every year in which people visit local museums and galleries all over the world to really take their time to look at art slowly. The idea is that each person should look at five works of art for 10 minutes each, and