Jan 26, 2022
Every time I'm asked to write an artist's statement I write a first sentence like the archivist before I can get serious
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Every time I'm asked to write an artist's statement I write a first sentence like the archivist before I can get serious
Whilst I am assigning no blame I just wish we as a People were more literate about, loving of, and celebrative of our Selves and our Creations.
Rubadiri Victor
Baffled by words - the snobbery of hype #SundayBlogShare
Baffled by words – the snobbery of hype #SundayBlogShare
Image by Hanif Shoaei, Istanbul Modern Art Museum We’ve all read them and felt utterly inadequate. We cannot even aspire to be writers because we cannot read them with any real understanding… yet they obviously make sense. It must be that our intellect is lacking…or our education… or something. Whatever it is, they go way, way above our heads… I’m talking about artists’ statements. You know the…
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“Artist statements? Mister Blobby’s work involves the throwing of custard (coloured paint filled) tarts at copies of old master paintings. Suggestion is that art is all about cash and the joke is on the collector. Much to the disappointment of the artist. The Artist who can’t help but make art.” —————— “Artist Statements? Mr Blobby’s work consists of using found pornographic imagery and censoring the action. With scratch and sniff filled golden circles over the genital areas. As a comment on the state of Capitalism and the prostitution of “our time for cash for food” mind set.” ——————
Artists Statements Make Me Laugh Out Loud.
Make work that matters to you, that pushes you and the viewer to see the world in a new way. Make work that is in conversation with history, society, or with yourself. The Art in fine art Pho- tography is the most important piece of it all. Be bold and true to yourself.
Hamidah Glasgow, Executive Director, The Center for Fine Art Photography
The make making becomes very thing and drawing it out of the paper
I found this joy of a sentence in the first draft of my artist statement.