We all know that the world is messed up right now. Much of what is going on is dark, leading us to question the quality of our future. My job as an artist (as I see it) is to attempt to make sense out of the craziness. I am most likely deluding myself by thinking that I can make a difference, but that doesn’t stop me from trying. 

I love beauty and the pleasure it gives to the senses. The world needs more of it for sure. But the range of experience on this planet is so vast, and much of it is just plain negative. Ugly. War famine pain. More and more violence, but make sure that whoever wants a gun can get one easily.
And so on.
Yin/yang.
Which is partly why for every pretty thing, I feel the urge to balance it with something a bit seamier. Not that #dogurineart needs justification. But if it did…