THE GOBLIN NEWSLETTER 61
Added 2024-08-26 23:05:27 +0000 UTCI have been interested in doing projects, my works to relate to a larger group understanding for a while. I don’t do this based on how the group identifies itself but how I identify the group or what I want for that group or how I want that group to see itself. I did this for Punk, for Oakland, for the Eugene art scene, for the big tent of Rock&Roll & for lowbrow fantasy. I do a good job, I show people potential, give them ways at looking at things differently. Give them a sense of belonging, of purpose. I am looking at Portland & working towards a project that can encompass & move along with the city & I am thinking about a similar project for the USA. It gets harder as I get older because I have grown more aware of my own limitations & how complex the world is & more attentive to the idea of people as individuals & not abstractions. I am also far more concerned with people’s emotions. I still want to produce the universal even though I know that the public who can really feel what I’m doing are a relatively small niche. That might just be one of those contradictions that defines who I am & drives me forward. Sort of like the Ramones thinking they could be like the Beatles. Anyhow, here I am, thinking about what makes up Portland, what makes up the USA & ultimately what makes up human life in 2024. I then take my observations & see what I can do with them, what are the logical or illogical conclusions & what needs to be added? This approach can be easily misconstrued as egomaniacal, but this is quite the opposite. Maybe it’s too lofty, I honestly don’t care, these things don’t bug me. Most artists, most people would do well to consider these things, the broader public before starting a project.
