Y'know fish can hear you think'n right before you sneeze

"Every act of creation is first an act of Destruction."
-Pablo Picasso

In a finite amount of space, that can only be occupied by so much, the decision always arises between holding on to our past or paving a new future. The past represents certainty, safety and comfort. People are often afraid to try new things or allow change into their lives because they are satisfied with their current condition and/or they don't want to risk things turning for the worse. As people, we have the ludicrous idea that nothing bad should ever happen to us. I have been embracing ideas of destruction as an art form for sometime. Just as one can not build a house on a plot of land until the previous house is removed; one can not explore and create new pieces of work and ideas until their old ideas and ways of thinking are demolished. This applies to every aspect of life.

Maxwell Bachman-Whitney, Oil Rig, Clay/Metal Wire/US Pennies/ Various glazes

Maxwell Bachman-Whitney, Destructacation 1, Oil Rig/Foot

Maxwell Bachman-Whitney, Francis Bacon recreation, Pastel on Paper, 2ft X 3ft

Safety. Number One priority.

Maxwell Bachman-Whitney, Destructacation 2, Francis Bacon Recreaction/Fire