"Art is Business" If the reader can't understand the writer, it becomes a foreign language.
Rheinland-Pfalz, Center for Documentation and Exhibition of the History of US Americans in the Rhineland Palatinate.
HOW TO WRITE YOUR ARTIST STATEMENT!
Talking
about yourself and your work can be challenging, so here is an exercise from Springboard for the Arts, Work of Art: Business Skills for Artists curriculum to help you
along. Your artist statement should describe your work in a way that cannot be
easily applied to anyone else. It should also be written in plain language, so
if someone does not have prior experience with your art and medium, they can
still understand what you mean. Finally, your artist statement should draw the reader in
and invite them to learn more. Use these exercises to hone in on your unique
artist statement!
THREE SENTENCE ARTIST STATEMENT
Take a moment to reflect on your artistic practice. How do
you self-identify as an artist? What do you create? What makes you interested
in what you do? Answer these three questions to get your artist statement.
Who you are:
What you do:
Why you do it:
INVERTED THREE-SENTENCE ARTIST STATEMENT
You can also work backward to answer the questions and
develop your artist statement. Finish the sentences below for another
perspective.
(Why) Because I believe…
(What) I make…
(Who) I am...
Reference:
https://springboardforthearts.org/?s=How+to+write+an+artist+statement
https://springboardforthearts.org/professional-growth/career-consultations/artist-career-consultants/
