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“I really don't see any influence of my work on any artists. But I do think I've had an influence on drawings' being shown. I've had an influence on the economics of it.”

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Raymond Pettibon

Raymond Pettibon is an influential American artist known for his graffiti, painting, and printmaking. His works often contain political and social commentary, reflecting on American culture and history. more

“There are instances where lines in my work are borrowed or stolen from sources, mainly from books, or they become my own versions. A lot of the writing is my own, too. But if someone were to take each drawing and trace it back to its source, most of them could be traced back to a book or a text.”

Ifs Writing Book Lines My Own Source Drawing Versions Instance Stolen Borrowed

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“I don't want to express violence or anger or hate in my art. I want to express forgiveness.”

Want Art Hate Violence

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“Forgiveness is the nature of my art in general. It's expressing love and compassion, the kinds of things that don't make sense in any other context other than emotive expression.”

Kind Art Compassion Expression Make Sense Love And Compassion Expressing Love

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“There's always a latent or inferred image in my writing. And I can almost always assume if I do a drawing that it will eventually have text.”

Ifs Writing I Can Assuming Drawing Latent

Author:Raymond Pettibon