I had dinner with fellow artists. It shocked them when I told that for me, audience is god. I was then being “interrogated” of the arguments behind it. Yes, I am not exaggerating, It was an interrogation, I have to say, because it was felt that my statement shocked their value system being an artist.

Here’s my plea.

Of several objectives when I create my works, I believe what I want to do is addressing the message that I want the world to hear. In management terminology, it‘s called communication.

I respect audience so much, and I think they are very smart. I don’t want to bore them with the story of my self-inflicted wounds, the bill that I have to pay, or why life is such a b**ch.

I don’t self-indulge myself and create my works for myself (what for?).  It is my duty as an artist to get my message across to the audience.  If during the process I can generate the “poetic-moment” to any audience, I think my art works well.

Critics of my stand to the audience usually come from the hesitation that my work is a mainstream – a sinful word that art should stay away from it.  Well let me clear this thing up with questions, since when that mainstream become such a pejorative word?  Should I complicate the world that have already complicated instead of problem solving?

Audience are busy, and have more important things to do than spending time witnessing how foolish some work is. I respect them, so I want to give back of their sacrifice by doing things the best I can : arts that evoke their emotional level.