Raymond Pettibon, Untitled (A Sea of Grinding Tectonic Plates...), 2008

Category: Print

Raymond Pettibon
Untitled (A Sea of Grinding Tectonic Plates...)

, 2008

Color lithograph

108 x 152.6 cm (42.5 x 60.1 in)

Edition of 48

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Raymond Pettibon Inquiry

About Raymond Pettibon

The American artist Raymond Pettibon is famous for his comic-like drawings with their disturbing and witty captions. Pettibon embodies American high and low culture, from teenage rebellion to literature, politics, and sexuality. Often focusing on violent and anti-establishment subject matter, Pettibon was ideally suited to lead the DIY aesthetic that grew up around the Californian punk-rock culture of the 70s and 80s. He designed most of… Read more

About the artwork

An animated narration of the waves of a river breaking "like a sea of grinding tectonic plates", this work blends poetic prose with strong visual imagery to create a gripping large-scale print that sees the artist using the full potential of the lithographic method. Countless strands of blue and black lines intertwine to create a pulsating flowing wave about to break, caught in the moment before it actually happens. Pettibon here effortlessly synthesizes text and image in an epic portrayal of the uncontrollable flow of water.