Abstraction is an esoteric language.
Nudity is a problem for Americans. It disrupts our social exchange.
One of the things I love within music and within sports is how often musicians and athletes thank their audience. In the art world, you would never hear that.
Art should create an experience.
Connecting to something keeps our empathy alive.
I think of art as a glue, a cultural and social glue. It's one of the means that has served to show us the things we believe in and the things we celebrate; it has served to reinforce our relationship to each other.