Many people can reach for and achieve excellence. To do this consistently is what separates masters and geniuses from everyone else.

Success for an artist is completed work. Very successful artists complete a lot of work. It's that simple.

I work without commercial considerations.

Artists make art... everyone else talks about it.

There must not be a canon of orthodoxy where art is judged and measured. The culture cannot move forward with our heads turned backwards.

Coping with rejection is an important skill to learn and understand when navigating the Art World. Rejection and disinterest is the rule, not the exception.

Through a process of trial and error and experimentation, I discovered the simplest method - using only black - produced work with the strongest visual impact installed.