Cover of Raymond Pettibon

Raymond Pettibon

California-based artist Raymond Pettibon began making his signature ink-wash drawings — combinations of cartoon-like images with short, enigmatic texts — in the 1980s. Since then he produced thousands of drawings in his unusual drafting style; framed or pinned directly on the wall, they are often combined by the dozens in no discernible order, like a giant scattered notebook. With solo exhibitions worldwide including a retrospective at The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles (1994), Pettibon is considered one of the world's most significant innovators of figurative art.

Themes
art
Audience
adult
Length
short · 160 pages

Click a tag to see books like this one that share it.

Read it? Sign in to help tag it.

Liked Raymond Pettibon? Here’s where I’d start.

These suit anyone who liked Raymond Pettibon. Sign in and mark a few books for picks shaped around your own taste.

  1. The Saddest Place on Earth: The Art of Camille Rose Garcia Shares art, graphic novels, nonfiction
  2. Titans: The Heroic Visions of Boris Vallejo and Julie Bell Shares art, graphic novels, nonfiction
  3. The Drawings of Heinrich Kley Shares art, nonfiction
  4. Twin Visions: The Magical Art of Boris Vallejo and Julie Bell Shares art, nonfiction

“If you want more of the same, start with these.”

  1. Gonzo: The Art
  2. Yes is More: An Archicomic on Architectural Evolution
  3. Lost Constellations: The Art of Tara McPherson, Volume II
  4. The Art of Perspective: The Ultimate Guide for Artists in Every Medium

“If it was the art that hooked you, try one of these.”

  1. Painting People: Figure Painting Today
  2. Dreamscapes Magical Menagerie: Creating Fantasy Creatures and Animals with Watercolor
  3. Boris Vallejo and Julie Bell: The Ultimate Collection
  4. The Spiritual in Art: Abstract Painting 1890-1985

“These start from a similar idea, even if they go somewhere else with it.”

  1. Rebels in Paradise: The Los Angeles Art Scene and the 1960s
  2. Georgia O'Keeffe
  3. Jean-Michel Basquiat: The Notebooks
  4. Marina Abramović: The Artist is Present