Artist Statements
 

What are they?
An Artist statement should give insight into the artist's thinking and process. It should give extra information that is not found within the work but that is related to or important to the creation of the work. An artist statement is created for an intended audience and can relate to a piece, a body of work or a process.

What they are not:
An artist statement should not defend the work. It should not fix the work by adding information that should have been present in the work. It should not be redundant to the work by describing what we can all plainly see. It should not elevate your status through association with famous works or artists.

Some Examples:
(names left off to protect the innocent =)

by others...


old statements by me...


 
 



 
 
 

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