I don't make art with grandiose delusions. I do know there are limits to what art is capable of. That makes it all the more appealing to me. And I can do as I will whenever I choose.
Raymond PettibonThere'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.
Raymond PettibonForgiveness 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.
Raymond PettibonI don't want to express violence or anger or hate in my art. I want to express forgiveness.
Raymond PettibonIt's possible to do your best work at your highest level without competing. I'm not anticompetition, but at an individual level, it can be degrading for both sides. And it doesn't have to be that way. I've done pretty well at getting past that sort of thing, and it's a relief not to have the rancor.
Raymond Pettibon