The flat-brimmed cap is the modern day dunce cap.
In my work, I explore my own Catholic obsessions.
I have never been able to see myself as fitting into one category, and I have never been able to limit my contact with people to one group of people.
I say things, but I say them indirectly. At the same time, I try to make my images as direct as possible.
I have always felt that my work is religious, not sacrilegious. I would say that there are many individuals in the Church who appreciate it and who do not have a problem with it. The best place for Piss Christ is in a church.
There's nothing wrong with provocative art work: I even look forward to the day when I can take pictures which will disturb even me.
As a former Catholic, and as someone who even today is not opposed to being called a Christian, I felt I had every right to use the symbols of the Church and resented being told not to.
When someone is in a car accident and they're driving at 100 mph, drunk, who's tape do you think his listening to at that time? Think about it.
I do love being solo because I can have more of my own creative input to every aspect of my career.
I was talking to a Zen master the other day and he said, "You shall be my disciple. "I looked at him and said, "Who was Buddha's teacher?" He looked at me in a very odd way for a moment and then he burst into laughter and handed me a piece of clover.
Not everyone is willing to embrace liberty; liberty requires not just effort, but risk. Some people choose to delude themselves and see their chains as protective armor.