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.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Pop art artwork
painting
text-based painting
artForm painting
artist Ed Ruscha NERFINISHED
artisticApproach blurring boundary between text and image
reduction of imagery to a single word
associatedWith American conceptual art
Los Angeles art scene
colorCharacteristic high-contrast colors
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
creator Ed Ruscha NERFINISHED
creatorBirthName Edward Joseph Ruscha IV NERFINISHED
creatorBirthYear 1937
creatorGender male
creatorNationality American
culturalContext 1960s American pop culture
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
later text-based contemporary art
hasType text art
word painting
inception 1960s
language English
mainSubject comic-style typography
language and text
onomatopoeic word
medium paint on canvas
movement Pop art NERFINISHED
notableFor association with American pop culture
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
comic-book aesthetic
theme mass media language
sound effects from comics
visual representation of words
usesWritingSystem Latin alphabet
visualCharacteristic emphasis on typography
large block letters
simple, centered composition

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Ed Ruscha notableWork OOF