Artist Statement
Articles upon aritcles have been written about writing an artist statement. People ask, "Why do I have to write an artist statement? " They say: "It's stupid. If I wanted to write to express myself I would have been a writer. The whole idea of my art is to show - how I feel visually. Why can't peolple just look at my art and take away whatever experiences they will?" (Bamberger, (1998). Bamberger also talks aout how artist statements are crucial, short, simple and mostly from the ehar of the artist. He quoted, "your artist statement is about facts, a basic introduction to your art; it's not instructions onw hat to experience, what to think, how to feel, how to act, or where to stand, and if it is you'd better do a rewrite" (Bamberger, 1998). However this can be very challenging for a high school student, both as a writer and an artist. Where verbal and written communication within artwork comes into play is explained through this blog, (Deanna, 2006).
"It's human nature to try to make sense of what we see. Writing an artist statement is a great way to help your viewers understand what they're seeing. Evan if you never share your written statement with anyone, just taking the time to sit down and write it out will help you talk about your work more easily." (p.01).
Throughout my research I have found that teaching this skill is difficult. Therefore it was very important I began by breaking it down into simple steps for my artists and learners. Creating tools to guide them through the process of writing an artist's statement and addressing my research question.
