Artist Statement Workshop
What's the Point of an Artist Statement
* Hint: not to reflect
* helps the viewer engage with the work
* helps the viewer make meaning from work
* helps the viewer understand your decisions in the work
* helps the viewer understand why you created the work
* helps the viewer make meaning from work
* helps the viewer understand your decisions in the work
* helps the viewer understand why you created the work
The Artist Statement is like a bridge between you, your work, and your audience.
It is the line that connects the three points of the triangle.
Why do you need it?
* help the viewer (as stated above)
* pique viewer’s interest
* can be used as marketing tool
What should you say?
* Things ABOUT your work:
- mediums used
- techniques used
- how ideas were developed
- why you were interested in those ideas
- emotions felt while creating the work
* NO big, abstract ideas (like your thesis statement…)
* The word ‘montage’ should come up…
How to get started?
* Look at examples
- http://www.eyesfull.com/facesandplaces/artist_statement.html
- http://www.danaddington.com/art/danstatement.html
- http://www.dionarchibald.com/statement.htm
* View each example with your class and discuss. Pick out a few sentence starters that you can borrow. Get a feel for the language and tone used by the authors.
* Look at your work:
- what stands out?
- what surprised you?
- what was difficult or scary?
- what was your work inspired or informed by? (any historical or cultural influences? personal influences? media influences?)
How long and what language?
* ½ to 1 page
* be succinct and to the point (no rambling, nothing unclear)
* first person (the ‘I’ or the ‘we’ voice)
* formal in tone, NOT conversational
GET STARTED!
1. Review your montage and take notes
2. Write a rough draft and get feedback (and take notes!)
3. Take a break
4. View your draft with fresh eyes
5. Apply the feedback (use your notes!)
6. Polish it
7. Get more feedback
8. Are you done?
9. Edit
10. Help someone else
* help the viewer (as stated above)
* pique viewer’s interest
* can be used as marketing tool
What should you say?
* Things ABOUT your work:
- mediums used
- techniques used
- how ideas were developed
- why you were interested in those ideas
- emotions felt while creating the work
* NO big, abstract ideas (like your thesis statement…)
* The word ‘montage’ should come up…
How to get started?
* Look at examples
- http://www.eyesfull.com/facesandplaces/artist_statement.html
- http://www.danaddington.com/art/danstatement.html
- http://www.dionarchibald.com/statement.htm
* View each example with your class and discuss. Pick out a few sentence starters that you can borrow. Get a feel for the language and tone used by the authors.
* Look at your work:
- what stands out?
- what surprised you?
- what was difficult or scary?
- what was your work inspired or informed by? (any historical or cultural influences? personal influences? media influences?)
How long and what language?
* ½ to 1 page
* be succinct and to the point (no rambling, nothing unclear)
* first person (the ‘I’ or the ‘we’ voice)
* formal in tone, NOT conversational
GET STARTED!
1. Review your montage and take notes
2. Write a rough draft and get feedback (and take notes!)
3. Take a break
4. View your draft with fresh eyes
5. Apply the feedback (use your notes!)
6. Polish it
7. Get more feedback
8. Are you done?
9. Edit
10. Help someone else
5) Share the document with ALL IT teachers
* AND be check off by one IT teacher AND Mr. Harris
* AND be check off by one IT teacher AND Mr. Harris