Ray Pettibon

Pettibon's work combines lose sketches with written text. I like his work because he uses minimal color, and interesting combinations of line and shadow. I like when artist combine both image and text, to me, doing this adds to the overall meaning of a piece and can also give insight into what the artist intentions were for making a certain piece.

www.raypettibon.com

Robert Williams

Robert Williams teamed up with Santa Cruz Skateboards and created a series of decks called "Malicious". The decks feature some of William's well known works. William's has also collaborated with Vans releasing a series of shoes. Robert Williams is known for his awesomely grotesque surreal art. I like when artist work with clothing and other companies and release products that feature their art. To me, when artist do this, the art becomes accessible to a larger audience and people who normally could only see certain pieces in galleries can now take their favorite artist's work home.

Sadism or Art?

Damien Hirst's butterly collages are known for their elaborate beauty and also for the fact that each is composed of real butterflies. Of course, PETA was livid with Hirst's use of the butterflies. The organization called him a "Sadist". I feel that Hirst collages aren't cruel, I'm sure Hirst doesn't make these pieces for the sole purpose of killing poor innocent butterflies. The butterfly collages make a strong statement about life and death.