Suburban Primitive Manifesto #1
Suburban Primitive art is concerned with the effect of life in the suburbs along with the timeless and universal nature of basic humanity. It is my belief that man is still largely a tribal creature and that not enough time has gone by to change us in any real biological fashion. We are, to phrase it another way, just one small step from the cave. How does this primitive creature function in the gentile world of the suburbs? The answer is, not that well. Hidden under the vail of civilization lies a primitive creature who is a slave of biology and unable to escape their past. This creature intellectually wants to evolve and spends a great deal of time telling itself that it has done so. While at the same time often behaving in ways that could only be described as primitive. To witness this, one does not need to examine larger group activities such as war or the effects of the mass media. Just go out on a Friday night to the suburban night club and watch the behavior of its clients.