In an extraordinarily rare interview, artist Raymond Pettibon discusses his journey, from early punk rock works to present day artistic themes, technique and rhythms, the Getty archives and more. Topics Include: <ul> <li class="whitespace-normal break-words">Raymond Pettibon has been drawing constantly since childhood, "always with a pen in hand"</li> <li class="whitespace-normal break-words">Started with crayons, pastels, pencil - India ink came later as too messy</li> <li class="whitespace-normal break-words">Early influences included Albrecht Dürer, etchings, and comic book art equally</li> <li class="whitespace-normal break-words">Self-taught artist who learned through trial and error, never attended art school</li> <li class="whitespace-normal break-words">Studied economics in college, bringing analytical thinking to his art practice</li> <li class="whitespace-normal break-words">Approaches work as fine art, not commercial art, values creative freedom</li> <li class="whitespace-normal break-words">Rarely takes commissions - the more constraints, the less he likes it</li> <li class="whitespace-normal break-words">Band artwork usually selected from existing drawings rather than commissioned pieces</li> <li class="whitespace-normal break-words">Black Flag's "Nervous Breakdown" images came from his "Captive Chains" book</li> <li class="whitespace-normal break-words">Artwork inspired by "Blackboard Jungle" film - students destroying teacher's jazz records</li> <li class="whitespace-normal break-words">Has experience teaching, can identify with teacher-student conflicts from that period</li> <li class="whitespace-normal break-words">Left SST Records in 1985-86 due to oppressive environment</li> <li class="whitespace-normal break-words">Describes certain subjects he returns to repeatedly over the decades</li> <li class="whitespace-normal break-words">Works on multiple drawings simultaneously, some remaining unfinished for years</li> <li class="whitespace-normal break-words">Enters a meditative "fugue state" when drawing or writing</li> <li class="whitespace-normal break-words">Never experiences artist's block - blank paper doesn't intimidate him</li> <li class="whitespace-normal break-words">Believes he can write about any subject with natural fluency</li> <li class="whitespace-normal break-words">Doesn't plan series - they develop organically through returning to themes</li> <li class="whitespace-normal break-words">Sometimes works directly on gallery walls during exhibitions for coherence</li> <li class="whitespace-normal break-words">Used to work all day and night when deeply engaged</li> <li class="whitespace-normal break-words">Dislikes deadlines - they make work harder, not easier for him</li> <li class="whitespace-normal break-words">Sees deadlines as triggering psychological rebellion despite wanting to please collectors</li> <li class="whitespace-normal break-words">Hates when people suggest ideas - it "breaks the spell"</li> <li class="whitespace-normal break-words">Admits he's not the greatest draftsman but learned on the job</li> <li class="whitespace-normal break-words">Recently donated personal archive to Getty Research Institute for scholarly access</li> <li class="whitespace-normal break-words">Participated in Getty's research scholar program, one artist among academics</li> <li class="whitespace-normal break-words">Program reconnected him with economics after years away from the discipline</li> <li class="whitespace-normal break-words">Still has unfinished drawings in studio, some over 30 years old</li> <li class="whitespace-normal break-words">Currently creating less due to frustrations with art world dynamics</li> <li class="whitespace-normal break-words">Values complete artistic freedom - no curator has ever asked him to change</li> </ul> High resolution version of this podcast is available at: <a href= "http://www.patreon.com/VinylGuide">www.Patreon.com/VinylGuide</a> Photos by <a href= "https://www.instagram.com/johnnewsomstudio/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">John Newsom</a> <ul> <li>Apple: <a href= "https://tinyurl.com/tvg-ios">https://tinyurl.com/tvg-ios</a></li> <li>Spotify: <a href= "https://tinyurl.com/tvg-spot">https://tinyurl.com/tvg-spot</a></li> <li>Amazon Music: <a href= "https://tinyurl.com/tvg-amazon">https://tinyurl.com/tvg-amazon</a></li> <li>Support the show at <a href= "https://patreon.com/vinylguide">Patreon.com/VinylGuide</a></li> </ul>

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