An Artist's Statement is ESSENTIAL - but lots of artists
Do you need an artist's statement for:
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There is no one right answer to how to write an artist's statement.
You need to work out what's right for you and your work. However few artists know where to start. AN INCENTIVE TO START "if you don't write something down, someday, at a gallery somewhere, an intern is going to write a REALLY STUPID press release about your work" |
Choose a topic BELOW to find the pick of available advice and information online plus my own summaries.
The links are to other pages in this section which provide common pointers and different perspectives.
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LISTEN UP!
Before you get started, pay attention to a neglected aspect of the process of creating an artist statement Which comes first - the art or the artist statement? The correct answer is "the art" - THE ART ALWAYS COMES FIRST Do you have a coherent, cohesive, fully-realised body of work yet? Following on, maybe you need to know How to write an Artist's Resume, Biography or CV?
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An artist's statement provides an insight into the artist's work and how it came about.
In short, an artist's statement is a brief summary of what an artist would say if they could explain their own work in person. It focuses on the present while providing as much information from the past as is relevant.
The best artist's statement is authentic and is written in the artist's own voice, although not always by the artist, and in language which is always simple and accessible.
Katherine Tyrrell | Marketing Art - How to write an Artist's Statement
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I found that it is always hardest to write about myself. This site is a great resource and I will use it to modify my statement
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