tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20645140.post4386928850357407499..comments2023-06-13T08:29:39.914+00:00Comments on MAKING A MARK: Translating and Updating an Artist's StatementUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20645140.post-70716488578050610222011-09-28T19:13:17.854+00:002011-09-28T19:13:17.854+00:00Thanks!!
You made me laugh today. Those videos s...Thanks!!<br />You made me laugh today. Those videos so hit home!!!Marian Fortunatihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11107085447074524162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20645140.post-12246539389075156652011-09-27T18:17:50.163+00:002011-09-27T18:17:50.163+00:00Loved the videos, Katherine, I'm still smiling...Loved the videos, Katherine, I'm still smiling. I will forever be thinking about "flowers" the next time I try writing a "brief- precisely-one-half-page-word-document-with-no-contact-information" artist statement - I was recently asked for with those instructions. Thanks for the nice start to my day.Sue Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03875194239526613487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20645140.post-4406910432150230082011-09-25T12:15:10.648+00:002011-09-25T12:15:10.648+00:00Love the videos! and thanks for the links too.Love the videos! and thanks for the links too.Meera Raohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15578893085543656099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20645140.post-49599578273458387712011-09-25T10:49:34.300+00:002011-09-25T10:49:34.300+00:00I came across this artists statement generator via...I came across this artists statement generator via Luan Udell's blog - http://10gallon.com/statement2000/ :-)Cathy Gatlandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05004501411878060668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20645140.post-21548639751529162072011-09-25T01:03:06.398+00:002011-09-25T01:03:06.398+00:00Jeanette - I actually beg to differ - having had t...Jeanette - I actually beg to differ - having had to write the pitch for major management consultancy jobs before now which always had to sing the praises of the inestimable consultants on the team! <br /><br />Seriously - it's marketing pure and simple. Whether it's marketing yourself to get a job or a grant or for use by a gallery in trying to sell work it's the "schmooze" which is used to try and get the money rolling in.<br /><br />It's got nothing to do with the work as such. <br /><br />The way I explain it to people at a practical level - and in a way which makes it accessible to anybody - is to think about it as the sort of thing you might say about your work if asked about it at a private view.<br /><br />If you don't want to say anything - then don't have an artist's statement<br /><br />If you can explain what you do in simple terms which anybody can understand - either verbally or in writing - then that will probably help the relationship and understanding between the artist and the collector.<br /><br />The last thing you need is an artist's statement which doesn't feel like it's part of who you are and what you do.Making A Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13509483023337008890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20645140.post-9975624004862807062011-09-24T23:53:21.703+00:002011-09-24T23:53:21.703+00:00Katherine, I understand that sometimes art is so &...Katherine, I understand that sometimes art is so 'unique' that the viewer may have a WTF question at each image they see. And as you say, often the artist statement just makes it all even more confusing.<br /><br />Yes, they are a part of life, but WHY? Artists don't like them and don't want them. What is the history behind them and why did they become mainstream? Simply habit? And why are we being made to use them when we all despise them and know they are completely meaningless? What other occupation has to explain in lofty bullshit what and why they do what they do?<br /><br />Ilaria, yes a perfect video. It sums up the farcical nature of the artist statement.Jeanette Jobsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08935974758134419990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20645140.post-87672849052845973842011-09-24T22:35:04.462+00:002011-09-24T22:35:04.462+00:00Agreed - I hate having to read a pompous essay in ...Agreed - I hate having to read a pompous essay in order to 'understand' a piece of art!<br /><br />Thanks for a great resource on how to write an artist's statement. I recently edited mine down to be briefer, which probably wasn't the right thing to do ...<br /><br />I rarely comment, but am constantly in awe of the amount of time you put into your blog and the degree of information that you impart to us!<br /><br />Now let's see if I can post this ...<br /><br />JenniferJenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15515373079280753057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20645140.post-52712203101306256272011-09-24T21:32:42.079+00:002011-09-24T21:32:42.079+00:00This is perfect timing, as I decided today I need ...This is perfect timing, as I decided today I need to update my statement for some shows I plan to do.<br /><br />Jeanette's comments caused me to think, but I like your response as I am like you reading the statements when I want to understand the art more.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17511653763073963362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20645140.post-88752802801076046502011-09-24T18:41:54.509+00:002011-09-24T18:41:54.509+00:00Second video now added to this postSecond video now added to this postMaking A Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13509483023337008890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20645140.post-83148523285980311472011-09-24T15:37:54.617+00:002011-09-24T15:37:54.617+00:00LOL Ilaria! Explaining what we do could be so simp...LOL Ilaria! Explaining what we do could be so simple.Ester Roihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11540070570505996657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20645140.post-91605891040621222942011-09-24T15:08:44.633+00:002011-09-24T15:08:44.633+00:00That is so good - I now need to an update!That is so good - I now need to an update!Making A Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13509483023337008890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20645140.post-72091939250062017672011-09-24T14:56:05.486+00:002011-09-24T14:56:05.486+00:00Sorry, Katherine, I can't resist posting this
...Sorry, Katherine, I can't resist posting this<br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k8a0sXFllJYIlariahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06881396758041492772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20645140.post-78211756815079023552011-09-24T14:55:10.595+00:002011-09-24T14:55:10.595+00:00Thank you for this post, Katherine! This is just w...Thank you for this post, Katherine! This is just what I needed as I'm getting ready to rewrite my artist statement. As an artist I wish I didn't have to, but as you said, it is a fact of life.Ester Roihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11540070570505996657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20645140.post-22154255784728599172011-09-24T14:36:20.931+00:002011-09-24T14:36:20.931+00:00I tend to read them when I don't "get&quo...I tend to read them when I don't "get" the art that is being made.<br /><br />Or am puzzled as to why art should attract critical acclaim when it doesn't seem to be in any out of the ordinary or to merit it to me<br /><br />Very often these are the artist's statements which also don't make sense to me ie the art is inaccessible and the words are also!<br /><br />However nowadays they are a fact of life. I like galleries which have artist's who have statements which are accessible to ordinary people.Making A Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13509483023337008890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20645140.post-23778247081969655572011-09-24T13:25:56.668+00:002011-09-24T13:25:56.668+00:00I've broken the code for creating an artist st...I've broken the code for creating an artist statement and can do so now without huge amounts of angst.<br /><br />However, each and every one I write, I inwardly resent each word and whoever decided that this was a document that needed to be created to describe what an artist thinks, what they use, where their work comes from.<br /><br />When I see art, I do not care a jot who created, how they created, what its created with or what state of mind they were in when they did. I buy art because it speaks to me. I have a connection to it in some form.<br /><br />Where is the history behind why artist statements are de riguer for galleries, competitions, etc? Does anyone ever read them at exhibitions? I know I don't. I don't care a fig what you thought about when you created a body of work. I just know that I like it or I don't.<br /><br />Are artist statements just another level of hype around the whole 'mystique' of being an artist, as if we're some strange being with supernatural powers who need to have every stroke dissected?<br /><br />Rant over. Thank you. :)Jeanette Jobsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08935974758134419990noreply@blogger.com