tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29575922.post115697377450301347..comments2023-09-23T03:23:35.229-05:00Comments on Artist, Emerging: Writing an Artist’s StatementDeannahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04302872722375370724noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29575922.post-36253451229237815392012-07-23T18:30:44.840-05:002012-07-23T18:30:44.840-05:00very helpful! i have work to go in a show...just w...very helpful! i have work to go in a show...just waiting on that elusive artist statement. (why is it sooo stink in' hard to write about yourself??)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29575922.post-44706457168122424632011-09-26T20:52:30.304-05:002011-09-26T20:52:30.304-05:00It's helpful to think about the questions that...It's helpful to think about the questions that people ask most frequently about your work. If you get questions or statements that bother you, then yes, perhaps you need to rethink what you're doing.Deannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04302872722375370724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29575922.post-64064849483646428192011-09-26T13:40:57.921-05:002011-09-26T13:40:57.921-05:00maybe if someone asks "what a hell is that br...maybe if someone asks "what a hell is that brown thing?" writing the artist statement is not the best way to fix the core issue........... it's that brown thing, that makes no sense and needs an explanation outside the primary medium. I see artist statements as enhancements to WEAK artwork. Sincerely Viktormyhomorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00832543413795337777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29575922.post-77923038550386262242011-09-20T15:16:57.981-05:002011-09-20T15:16:57.981-05:00thank you! I'm blogging this at my place...
...thank you! I'm blogging this at my place...<br /><br />: )<br />~Monika<br />fibre artist in Canadamonika@mysweetprairie.cahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00655544650615742749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29575922.post-48258454717510971972010-03-01T09:26:53.858-06:002010-03-01T09:26:53.858-06:00My favorite artist's statement (and it's a...My favorite artist's statement (and it's a real one):<br />"Basically, things that catch my attention, past and present events, literature and anything visual that I come in contact with, all have their play within my work. The recombination of ideas and visual materials becomes my story. The process intimates an authentic sense of self even as it exposes personal stereotypes. I realize that most of the forms I respond to are loaded with meaning invested by our culture/social background and within the personal experiences each of us carries no doubt this phenomenon has something to do with the appeal I find in appropriating such images. The work itself may and most likely does end up detaching from this process and takes on a life of its’ own, based on an aesthetic experience, that seems to exist separate from my thinking process and connecting directly with the way I feel thing should look."mlhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06897457666469917298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29575922.post-77991327423343122009-09-05T20:51:57.114-05:002009-09-05T20:51:57.114-05:00The Crap Generator is by far the best artist state...The Crap Generator is by far the best artist statement advice I've ever seen. It is soo much fun! How many of these have we all read in show after show. Just reminds us how important it is to be authentic. Sadly though, there are people out there who believe it can't be art unless they don't understand it.<br /><br />(Thank you for the real tips and advice— very helpful.)Krishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11518981252382574336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29575922.post-91286860752743385312008-10-23T02:44:00.000-05:002008-10-23T02:44:00.000-05:00hello there .. seriously this article is very help...hello there .. seriously this article is very helpful, it helped me allot in writing my artist statement but i guess i still have some difficulties with my English :)<BR/>thanks.sweetahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09010354430622034393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29575922.post-21616347827433020472008-05-27T19:41:00.000-05:002008-05-27T19:41:00.000-05:00The CRAP generator is so funny. I printed off a ve...The CRAP generator is so funny. I printed off a version to show to my english teacher.<BR/><BR/>The artical was alot of help. My art teacher makes us do one for every one of our projects.<BR/><BR/>Thanks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29575922.post-14496380350870424772008-05-25T14:15:00.000-05:002008-05-25T14:15:00.000-05:00its not about the use of "I" (or lack of it) its j...its not about the use of "I" (or lack of it) its just where it is in the sentence i.e. not at the beginning!<BR/><BR/>for example instead of "I paint this way because..."<BR/>"Painting in this way means that I..."<BR/><BR/>chop the sentence up, rearrange it and then change a few connecting words and there you go.<BR/><BR/>and yes I know its not that easy, but its a starting point.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29575922.post-31259670890223229692008-05-15T17:27:00.000-05:002008-05-15T17:27:00.000-05:00thank you for this. it comes at the perfect time ...thank you for this. it comes at the perfect time since I'm trying to write one now, as well.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14619953390847121652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29575922.post-11970597448784987482008-02-24T09:46:00.000-06:002008-02-24T09:46:00.000-06:00I agree. I use those words in my statement, but I ...I agree. I use those words in my statement, but I try not to start every sentence with "I." "I do this. I paint that. I scratch into..."<BR/><BR/>I have tried to completely eliminate "I," and it sounds really awkward and passive, "Paint is rubbed into the scratched lines..." <BR/><BR/>It also depends on your audience. If you're writing for academia, artspeak and passive voice is the way to go.<BR/><BR/>Ultimately it's your work and your statement and you know what's right for you.Deannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04302872722375370724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29575922.post-70700909537099346112008-02-24T07:34:00.000-06:002008-02-24T07:34:00.000-06:00Wonderful post with excellent insight into one of ...Wonderful post with excellent insight into one of the harder things an artists has to do. Write those darn statements.<BR/><BR/>The only issue I question and I have heard both sides is the use of "I." In some sense I agree that it is a little off putting to hear someone refer to themselves over and over as we read their statements to gain insight into the work. In another sense, it is a chance to put a personal stamp on your statement that lets the viewer delve into who you are as an artist that makes the work.<BR/><BR/>I don't think simply dismissing the use of "I" as a rule is necessarily the only way to go. If the statement is about the artist then it makes sense to use "I" because who else would feel or think or create this art but myself?Jason Brockerthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16871716498675718787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29575922.post-14563687605523483622007-05-30T14:22:00.000-05:002007-05-30T14:22:00.000-05:00Thanks for the artist statment tips. I'm trying t...Thanks for the artist statment tips. I'm trying to write one now.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04514444769016282041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29575922.post-1157460523260037792006-09-05T07:48:00.000-05:002006-09-05T07:48:00.000-05:00loved the crap generator hehehhehhe :) your sooooo...loved the crap generator hehehhehhe :) your soooooo right :)<BR/><BR/>I'm loving your blog and I'm going to see your artwork now.<BR/><BR/>I have a blog about artists, an eye candy ;-) if you'd like to see it http://inthemoodforarte.wordpress.cometre-soihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12420895593052479265noreply@blogger.com