OOF
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OOF is a famous 1960s text-based painting by American artist Ed Ruscha that features the bold, comic-style word “OOF” and exemplifies his exploration of language and pop culture.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Pop art artwork
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painting ⓘ text-based painting ⓘ |
| artForm | painting ⓘ |
| artist | Ed Ruscha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artisticApproach |
blurring boundary between text and image
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reduction of imagery to a single word ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
American conceptual art
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Los Angeles art scene ⓘ |
| colorCharacteristic | high-contrast colors ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| creator | Ed Ruscha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creatorBirthName | Edward Joseph Ruscha IV NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creatorBirthYear | 1937 ⓘ |
| creatorGender | male ⓘ |
| creatorNationality | American ⓘ |
| culturalContext |
1960s American pop culture
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postwar consumer culture ⓘ |
| depicts | the word "OOF" ⓘ |
| describedBySource | art historical literature on Ed Ruscha ⓘ |
| genre | Pop art NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn |
conceptual approaches to text in art
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later text-based contemporary art ⓘ |
| hasType |
text art
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word painting ⓘ |
| inception | 1960s ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
comic-style typography
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language and text ⓘ onomatopoeic word ⓘ |
| medium | paint on canvas ⓘ |
| movement | Pop art NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
association with American pop culture
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exploration of language in visual art ⓘ iconic status in Ed Ruscha’s word paintings ⓘ use of a single word as image ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | Ed Ruscha word paintings NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionPeriod | 1960s ⓘ |
| style |
bold graphic design
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comic-book aesthetic ⓘ |
| theme |
mass media language
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sound effects from comics ⓘ visual representation of words ⓘ |
| usesWritingSystem | Latin alphabet ⓘ |
| visualCharacteristic |
emphasis on typography
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large block letters ⓘ simple, centered composition ⓘ |
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