Treasure Hunt

The most common question I get from people in regards to my work is usually something along the lines of, "What does this mean?" Generally, and like a reflex, when I hear this question, the first thought that runs through my brain is, "After you finish a book, do you get to ask an author what the moral of the story is? Do you even care what they think???" Of course, I never say that. After all I'm biased to convince them to actually buy my shit (art), so I tend to give them my best art school bullshit. That is to say, I'm not interested in what I think about the work. Of course, I like it, otherwise I wouldn't be showing it. But what I’m interested in is other peoples' interpretations of my work. I can tell you what the work means to me, but what I really want to know is what the work means to you, the viewer.

Be that as it may, at this point anyway, no one else is really writing about my work. Most of my audience, especially for this blog, is made up of my friends (and the majority of which are bboys) who, through no fault of their own, are lacking the proper tools to interpret any art in an a more engaging sort of way (Josh!!). Like pretty-sounding lyrics sung in a foreign language, the meaning of the song goes straight over your head.

So in order to help nudge people along towards the path of engagement, and because I don't think anyone will write about my work anyway, I've decided that I am going to start posting more about what some of my work means to me. Naturally, some work is easier to talk about than other work (as a byproduct of some work being much better than others). And I will make these informational postes completely at my own discretion. Since I feel like I'm kinda bending the rules here a little bit, when I post these "narcissistic self serving reviews," as you will, I'm not going to promote them. Instead, it will be the jobs of whoever's interested to come back and find them on their own. This is a treasure hunt after all, and it will be starting..................................NOW!