The Rubbish Artist Manifesto

 

Embrace Chaos

Life is messy; art should reflect it. Disorder, clutter, and unpredictability fuel creativity.

 

Transform Pain into Play

My experiences, including CPTSD, inform my work. Trauma can become absurd, funny, or strange art.

 

Be Maximal

Go big, go bold, go everywhere. Sculpture, drawing, story, performance—no limit, no filter.

 

Laugh in the Dark

Dark humour is a survival skill. Find absurdity in pain and irony in the impossible.

 

Make Mischief

Art should provoke, disrupt, and spark curiosity. Chaos is a tool, mischief a medium.

 

Experiment Relentlessly

Play first, plan later. Materials, forms, genres—nothing is off-limits.

 

Own Your Weirdness

Embrace eccentricity, imperfection, and contradictions. Authenticity is messy and glorious.

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Create Worlds

Characters, stories, sculptures—they’re invitations to explore the bizarre, the funny, the uncomfortable.

 

Break Rules Boldly

Tradition is a suggestion; creativity is rebellion. Chaos is a canvas.

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Rubbish is Power

Nothing is too ugly, too messy, too absurd. All of it can be transformed into art that matters.