
No Title (I said go)
2011
Raymond Pettibon's "No Title (I said go)" exemplifies his characteristic approach to layering text and image through mixed media on paper, combining graphite, pen, ink, gouache, and acrylic to create compositionally dense works. The piece demonstrates Pettibon's interest in the tension between linguistic and visual communication, with the imperative phrase "I said go" functioning as both narrative element and formal component within the drawing. His technique of accumulating gestural marks and declarative statements reflects his broader artistic practice of interrogating meaning through the collision of word and image.
- Medium
- graphite, pen, ink, gouache and acrylic on paper
- Spotted At
- Auction House · Phillips
🔨 Auction Lot
Modern & Contemporary Art Day Sale
March 7, 2025
Lot 5
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