Artists Statements:
Points to consider
writing about:
The subject matter in
your photograph.
The concepts in the
work.
The techniques of
making the work.
References to
artists/books/or any inspiration for the work.
It is generally a good
idea to have some physical description of the work: The work consists
of photographs, all the pictures are blue because…etc.
It is also important to
explain how the medium or techniques in the work correlate to the
concepts in the work.
Another important
question to consider is: Why are you making this work? What is
important about it for you, or for you to share with others?
Consider what you want
to reveal to your viewer, and what you want to hide. How much
information is too much?
REMEMBER: For Personal Project 3 your statement will hang next to your work, it can be between 5-250 words. The statement should be specifically about the work you did for this project, not about yourself as an artist - that could be another statement for a website, or something else.
Here are some links for inspiration, but make sure you keep your statements as true to yourself & your work as possible!
LINKS:
Henry Horenstein:
http://www.horenstein.com/#mi=1&pt=0&pi=2&p=-1&a=0&at=0
Good example of a clear, honest artist statement. This statement is focused on the photographer as an artist, not a specific project.
Freja Mitchell
Look under different
sections in “Portfolio”. Good example of clearly explaining
process of image making, and descriptions of physical work.
Kathleen Hawkes
Good example of the
difference between an artist statement and reviews written about
one’s work from another person.
Look under “Portfolio”
Patrick Craig Manning
Click on the right,
most work has a statement before you view the images.
Meggan Gould
Good overview statement
of all work.
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