Here’s two things I know to be true about artist statements: An immediate, very human desire arises when someone is moved by your art: to know more about the person who moved them. Simple. Undeniable. …
Your Artist Statement … Why Bother? Part 3
Three More Rational Reasons To Not Write Your Artist Statement…or, Are they really “rational?” In Part 1, I wrote about seven core reasons artists use to rationalize away any need for an artist statement. And then we dove into the first four in Parts 1 & 2. …
YOUR ARTIST STATEMENT… WHY BOTHER? Part 2
PART 2: Peeling back the layers on …Four Rational Reasons To Not Write Your Artist Statement…or, Are they really “rational?” In Part 1, I wrote about seven core reasons artists use to rationalize away any need for an artist statement. And then we dove into the first...
YOUR ARTIST STATEMENT… WHY BOTHER? Part 1
Part 1: Four Rational Reasons To Not Write An Artist Statement When you hang around me, you will hear the following Origin Story a lot. It is the beginning of my quest, and it begins with a question…. Why Don’t Artists Want to Write Their Artist Statements? I stood on...
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