Today I wrote an artist statement for a submission and I don't think I went about it correctly. I found myself mostly explaining the why and the how. Here's the what, as in what I believe:
in the finely crafted
in making things by hand
in attention to materials
in experimentation
in process and the gestation of a piece
in the trial-run
in refining technique
Comments (6)
i don't know sonya, it works for me!
Posted by kristin | May 8, 2010 7:48 AM
Posted on May 8, 2010 07:48
if that is what you believe, how could it be wrong?
it's perfect.
Posted by jen | May 8, 2010 9:12 AM
Posted on May 8, 2010 09:12
That's me not being clear again (insert sheepish emoticon here) The post contains what I *didn't* send in the submission. I wrote it here as a regret, mea culpa, get-it-out-of-my-system sort of thing.
Posted by Sonya | May 8, 2010 9:59 AM
Posted on May 8, 2010 09:59
Fabulous!
Posted by Claire | May 9, 2010 12:25 PM
Posted on May 9, 2010 12:25
totally you; send this instead! xo
Posted by Romney Steele | May 10, 2010 10:08 PM
Posted on May 10, 2010 22:08
Artists statements are the hardest things- it is so difficult to come up with something that doesn't sound pompous, stilted, forced, silly... I absolutely hate it when I am asked for one. And I don't think anyone reads them anyway!
Posted by mimi k | May 25, 2010 4:21 PM
Posted on May 25, 2010 16:21