Ed Ruscha is an American artist associated with the Pop Art movement. He was born on December 16, 1937, in Omaha, Nebraska. Ruscha began his artistic career in the late 1950s, producing paintings and prints that explored the visual language of American culture, such as gas stations, road signs, and billboards.
In the 1960s, Ruscha's work gained international recognition, and he became associated with the Pop Art movement, which celebrated and critiqued the consumer culture of the United States. Ruscha's paintings often feature text, which he used to explore the ways in which language shapes our understanding of the world.
Throughout his career, Ruscha has worked across a range of mediums, including painting, printmaking, photography, and artist's books. He has received numerous awards and honors for his work, and his art can be found in major museums and collections around the world.
Ruscha continues to produce art to this day, and his work remains a major influence on contemporary art and culture.