artist statements

Reflection(artist statements)

Min Hyung Lee
Sep, 23, 2007

When I started writing artistic statements, I didn’t have any idea about art statements because I have never gotten any art background during 32 years and also I didn’t have any art works. Even though I knew art statement is kind of statement of artists’ artwork, I didn’t know how I should make direction to write art statement. However, when I read Keith Haring and Karim Rashid’s art statements, I found some important components, such as biography, philosophy, explaining about art work, and reaction with audiences, which need to write in art statements. Thus I focused on biography and conceptual philosophy about my artistic style in first draft.

And I got some feedback from Anjasmoro and I should give feedback about art statements to Song Hee after my first draft. Anjasmoro said “writer’s art statement could not reveal his intention to the audience and writer didn’t mention any artist that influenced his artwork.” And I should summarize Professor Amy Guggenheim’s lecture about art statement. She mentioned what art statement is and Intention is very important part of art statements and art statements are visual picture and conceptual picture of your work. we had presentation about our art statement in class and I learned each style of art statement from other students, even it was not writing. Through this activity in our class, I learned what I should add in my art statements and I could find the direction about it., I developed my writing and I could get clear picture about my art statement through my second and third draft.

Additionally, I could finish my final draft with my writing tutor, Emily. We talked about person who influenced my artistic style with her and I asked I should add influenced person in my writing or not because I chose influenced place rather than person. She said I don’t have to add influenced person because I fully explained about influence through my activity in university life. And I leaned a lot of my bad habits from tutoring with writing tutor. For example, I have used ambiguous expression like “someone” or “many things” over and over, while I didn’t realize it. And I didn’t know correct use between through and throughout. And she pointed out my grammar mistakes like article, verb tense, correct use of conjunction, etc.