02 | I LIKED IT MORE BEFORE | Limited Edition Print

I Liked It More Before He Explained It reflects on the moment when interpretation becomes interference. It captures a familiar tension in the art world: the gap between encountering a work directly and receiving the language that is meant to secure its meaning. The phrase is dry, humorous, and slightly critical, it also points to a genuine desire for intimacy with the work itself. It questions authority, over-explanation, and the performance of intelligence around art. It also quietly acknowledges the long dominance of male voices in shaping how art is framed, discussed, and validated. In doing so, it defends instinct, and private response.