Welcome to Media 160 Lab
ARTIST STATEMENT
- Your artist statement will likely change over time-- and that's great! You might not have a ton of experience right now and the way you approach your work may evolve, but write about how you are approaching your creative work right now and / or how you plan to approach your work this semester and beyond. You can always go back and edit later.
- Your goal is to communicate your internal process to an external audience. Make sure it makes sense to someone besides you. Ask a friend to read it over if you're not sure.
- Don't worry about impressing your audience or name-dropping famous artists unless they actually influence you. If you want to mention someone as an inspiration, that's great, but try to focus on the specific aspects of their work that you like and are trying to incorporate into your own work. People should be able to see the influences you mention in you work.
- It's easy to get self-conscious about the work you don't, but learning how to talk about it is part of the creative process. Don't be shy!
Ask yourself:
- Why do I make art?
- What inspires and influence me?
- How am I approaching my work? What's unique about it?
- What sort of themes does my work often address? What questions am I trying to answer?
- What does it mean to me? What do I want it to mean to others?
Artist Statement example:
Seldon Yuan
Ronit Films
Artist Statement Resources
Art Study
Ebsqart
Artist, Emerging
The Abundant Artist
