{"product_id":"gh0862","title":"EDWARD RUSCHA HOPE, 2008, 2008","description":"Sku: GH0862\u003cbr\u003eArtist: Edward Ruscha\u003cbr\u003eTitle: HOPE, 2008\u003cbr\u003eYear: 2008\u003cbr\u003eSigned: No\u003cbr\u003eMedium: Offset Lithograph\u003cbr\u003ePaper Size: 19.75 x 27.5 inches ( 50 x 70 cm )\u003cbr\u003eImage Size: 16.25 x 24.5 inches ( 41 x 62 cm )\u003cbr\u003eEdition Size: Unknown\u003cbr\u003eFramed: No: Inquire with our experts for framing suggestions.\u003cbr\u003eCondition: A-: Near Mint, very light signs of handling\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAdditional Details: Ed Ruscha’s *HOPE* turns a single, emotionally charged word into an image filled with ambiguity. The four capital letters stretch across the composition like the message on a roadside billboard, emerging through a grainy atmosphere of black, gray and muted blue.\r\rRather than presenting hope as something bright or reassuring, Ruscha allows the word to become increasingly obscured. The final letter nearly disappears into a dense cloud of darkness, creating tension between the optimism of the title and the unsettling image surrounding it. The work leaves the viewer to decide whether hope is fading away or stubbornly refusing to vanish.\r\rProduced in 2008, this offset lithographic poster reproduces Ruscha’s original 1998 work on paper, now held jointly by Tate and the National Galleries of Scotland. With its cinematic horizontal format, restrained palette and instantly recognizable use of language, it is a powerful example of Ruscha’s ability to transform an ordinary word into something mysterious, emotional and visually arresting.","brand":"Ruscha, Edward","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54457789317333,"sku":"GH0862","price":1250.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0480\/1380\/3676\/files\/GH0862.jpg?v=1788909097","url":"https:\/\/artwise.co\/products\/gh0862","provider":"ArtWise","version":"1.0","type":"link"}