Art 21: Raymond Pettibon

Raymond Pettibon began his art career by

making posters and album art for bands in the
punk rock scene in California, including
designing the logo for his brothers band Black
Flag. Raymond Pettibon pursued a degree in
Economics as well as a degree in Fine Arts
where he found his true calling. His works are
mostly black and white, rendered with india ink.
His artwork contains humor, irony, and metaphor
that make remarks on American culture and
politics. He is known for appropriating and
creating characters of his own to send the
message to the viewer; some of his characters
he uses are Va-voom and Gumby.

Adapted Lesson Plan:

Given a presentation on Raymond Pettibon and examination of his artwork, students will make there
own black and white pencil and ink cartoon characters from imagination including text related to an
idea that the students want the cartoon character to project.

Skill Objectives:
Students will effectively illustrate a character with india ink and make a cartoon with text included.

Concept Objectives:
Students will effectively demonstrate an idea that reflects the character in their cartoon and come up
with a statement or expression for the character related to idea.