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They deal with social aspects of human behavior that have been catalysts for the evolution of violence. In the past they helped us to dominate the food chain, but have since become a sort of evolutionary baggage in our current environment. They also address the idea of the self, and the effect that both cultural and genetic pressures have on the individual.Sounds intricate.
They're also very personal. I guess painting is my way of expressing myself to others, without exposing the intimate details of what's going on in my life. Without it I would probably go insane.I can imagine. What kind of personal stuff are you communicating with these works?
Things like regret and payback for the things you've done to people, and things you've gotten away with. That's what the red color represents. Hell.

The guy in that painting is from an image I found on the internet of an employee of the month. It's sardonic--I like to poke fun at myself--and the whole idea of an employee of the month makes me think of prostitution.

Yes, they're all mine, except for one piece where I used my girlfriend's eyes. The backgrounds are mostly computer screens, representing past emotional states that have, regrettably, become distant.

They're the mind machine, the thinking process, or the genetically inherited behaviors that control us and get in the way of our happiness.
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Well, I usually work nightshifts. I actually clock in, like at a factory. Koons is a morning guy, though.What's the working process like at Koons'?
He gives us high-resolution prints of collages he made in Photoshop that we paint copies of.So he's more like the creative director of Koons Enterprises?
Yeah. We're about 80 painters and 120 people all together. Hundreds of people apply everyday.

