"I like art where you can see the struggle in making the work."
Artist Raymond Pettibon reflects on Joseph Mallord William Turner in this episode of The Artist Project—an online series in which artists respond to works of art in The Met collection.
About the Artist
Raymond Pettibon, born in 1957, is an American artist who works with drawing, text, and artists’ books.

Raymond Pettibon (American, born Tucson, Arizona, 1957)
No Title (They Were A), 1998
Ink and graphite on paper; 17 1/4 × 11 3/4 in. (43.8 × 29.8 cm) The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of Gabriella De Ferrari, in memory of Delia Brignole De Ferrari, 2006 (2006.574.2a, b) © Raymond Pettibon