Ed Ruscha: Pico / Sepulveda Carol Kino The softly glowing Fish Lamps

The softly glowing Fish Lamps are full of whimsy and vigor

The figure of the swan also has a significant personal resonance for Koons

rendered with jagged strokes that evoke the burden of living with humans

and the Great Sphinx of Giza

When the hourglass is inverted

Ed Ruscha: Pico / Sepulveda Carol Kino The softly glowing Fish LampsIn his Petro Plots suite of prints (2001)the title plays on the idea of petroglyphs or rock paintingsEd Ruscha depicts aerial views of famous Los Angeles intersections embedded into stone surfaces, referencing the geological diversity of the Southern California landscape. This example depicts the meeting of Pico Boulevard and Sepulveda Boulevard, the longest street in Los Angeles. Pico and Sepulveda is also the title of a 1947 song by bandleader