59 Quotes by Joey Skaggs

I look at past work as completed, although I'm pleased that each of the pieces seems to have a life of its own and that the issues are still relevant.

I realized early on that the business of art was the antithesis to the creative process and I decided to circumvent the traditional art market.

But I'm as susceptible as anyone else. At the same time, I'm highly skeptical.

If government and big business could access the media to get their messages out, I figured I could too.

How the media interpreted (they got it wrong), editorialized (they condescended) and criticized (they attacked) these performances inspired me to actually use the media more directly, to make my point.

The media became not just a vehicle to get attention about an event, but a medium in itself, to be shaped and molded and instilled with my social-political agenda.

My art became very public.

When I create a false reality, I always try to create a plausible structure to help convince people.

Any deviation is looked upon as a perversion, is feared, and is usually a target of hatred and prejudice.