politics | pop culture | authority | humor | subcultures | war | morality
Raymond Pettibon is a white, male artist who started out by creating album art and posters for punk rock bands. Raymond Pettibon has a sketch-like style focusing on different line techniques. He has been known to make art that resembles political cartoons on subjects such as politics, war, and morality. He depicts more failures over successes and finds a way to make this subject matter humorous. The graphic nature of his work paired with the text produces narrative work rather than solutions to problems. He believes his best work is when there is no solution present.
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Art comes after the fact, as a witness to certain things that have happened.
Raymond Pettibon's Work |
Raymond Pettibon in the ClassroomAs Raymond Pettibon describes, he works "messily" in his studio. This would be a good way to incorporate a lesson to students that has them getting a bit messy. Students could use clay to construct a sculpture commenting on a social issue that they are personally interested in. Students would be encouraged by political cartoons shown in class to make their sculpture humorous. Different carving techniques would be introduced to emphasis the line work that Peter Pettibon utilizes in his work. Students could even use their sculptures to later make a stop-motion movie where the plot is planned out via a comic strip layout.
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Questions to Consider:How does text impact Raymond Pettibon's work?
What is a social issue? How can you construct a a social issue that is important to you using clay? What is irony? How does Peter Pettibon use irony in his work? Is it successful? Would Peter Pettibon's work be as successful without text? What does Peter Pettibon's work remind you of? |