Raymond Pettibon’s No Title (The Greayt Power…), 2016

The American artist emerged to prominence in the 80s punk rock scene and was fascinated by Joan CrawfordThe style is scratchy, suggesting old-fashioned illustration, cartoon and doodle. The turquoise and purple colouring vibrates like a bad trip. Then there’s the text: fragmentary, poetic, overblown, funny spelling. This ink drawing of Joan Crawford could only be the handiwork of Raymond Pettibon. Continue reading...