Standard Station
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Standard Station is a famous 1966 screenprint by American artist Ed Ruscha depicting a stylized gasoline station, emblematic of his exploration of car culture and the American West.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
artwork
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screenprint ⓘ |
| artForm | screenprint ⓘ |
| artisticTheme |
banality of everyday structures
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consumer culture ⓘ mythology of the American West ⓘ |
| basedOn | Standard gasoline station ⓘ |
| colorPaletteCharacteristic | high-contrast colors ⓘ |
| copyrightStatus | copyrighted ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| creator | Ed Ruscha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depicts |
American West
NERFINISHED
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car culture ⓘ gasoline station ⓘ |
| describedBySource |
art history texts on Ed Ruscha
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museum catalogues ⓘ |
| editionSize | large edition ⓘ |
| genre | Pop art ⓘ |
| hasInfluenced |
contemporary Pop and conceptual artists
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later representations of roadside America in art ⓘ |
| hasMotif |
American highway
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commercial branding ⓘ modern architecture ⓘ |
| hasPart |
diagonal perspective view
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dramatic sky ⓘ large STANDARD sign ⓘ stylized gas station canopy ⓘ |
| hasTitle | Standard Station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inception | 1966 ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
American roadside culture
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automobile culture ⓘ commercial signage ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| locationOfCreation | Los Angeles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainColor |
black
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red ⓘ yellow ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
ink
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paper ⓘ |
| movement | Pop art NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
association with Los Angeles art scene
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exploration of American West iconography ⓘ iconic depiction of a gas station ⓘ use of bold graphic design ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | Ed Ruscha gas station works ⓘ |
| perspectiveType | dramatic diagonal perspective ⓘ |
| publisher | Editions Alecto NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Standard Station, Amarillo, Texas
NERFINISHED
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Twentysix Gasoline Stations NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.