Tyler Hickey
Weird people interest me. I’ve moved about much of my life as a spectator and growing up in a backwards community heavy on God Guns & Glory, I’ve come across some VERY interesting people. I often worry if it wasn’t for one crucial friendship in college, I’d still be one of these country bumpkins drinking Mountain Dew. ‘Domestic Energy’ was meant to embody American incel culture and I couldn’t imagine better subject matter than a fucking can of Logan Paul’s energy drink. It also speaks to brand obsession as well as just how pervasive commercialism continues to be. Sure, it’s an Andy Warhol ripoff but like Andy, I too spent my very early childhood gawking at all the different brand identities shelved in my mom’s pantry and drawing them.