“I'm not God, but I'm working within my own means as an artist and a person, and I possibly have more power than God does, in whatever form he has, if he exists, because I can work without the overarching ambition of wanting to rule over everything. I can work just for the heck of it.” IfsMeanPersonsDoeI CanFormArtistMy OwnAmbitionBecause I Can Author:Raymond Pettibon
“I was making my work as transparent as possible, without equivocations, without calling attention to itself, without apology. There's a lot of conventions in the art world that are not to be transgressed, but my economy of means doesn't abide by those strictures. There's no reason to abide by them. I don't have any vested interest in it.” WorldMeanArtReasonInterestAttentionEconomyCallingNo ReasonConventionsApologyTransparentArt WorldVested Interests Author:Raymond Pettibon
“In communist Russia, their major organ was Pravda, which means "truth." The Russians knew how to read between the lines. They didn't take their literature literally.” MeanLiteratureLinesMajorsRussiaCommunistOrgansBetween The LinesRead Between The Lines Author:Raymond Pettibon
