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wikiHow. (2020). How to write an artist statement. wikiHow. https://www.wikihow.com/Write-an-Artist-Statement#

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Now that you have written a professional and well-rounded artist statement, make sure to use it for everything! It is your own personal art resume! Submit it to galleries, classes, funding, and schools. Use it to promote your work!

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Step 6: Seek feedback from other artist (Audience) 

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Step 6: Seek feedback from other artist (Audience) 

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Before you publicly share your art statement, seek feedback from other artists. Ask them if they understand what you want them too. You shouldn't have to explain what your statement means. Remember, your audience isn't always other artists. Anyone who is interested in looking or learning about art is also apart of your audience, even if they don't partake in it. You want to make it easy for them to learn and understand your process. Think of the outside perspective. You get to write what you want, but clarity and punctuational feedback is always helpful!

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Step 5: Use simple language (Constraints) 

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Step 5: Use simple language (Constraints) 

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When writing your statement, keep it short and sweet! An artist statement is an introduction to your artwork, not a deep exploration of it. Your statement should be no more than a page, and answer only the most commonly asked questions about artwork. Leave out the irrelevant details. Simple language is key.
Artists tend to have a lot to say, and sometimes get wrapped up in the emotion they try to convey in the artwork. In-depth analysis' can leave readers confused. Try to leave that emotion out of your statement and let the art speak for itself.

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Step 4: Divide your statement into sections

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Step 4: Divide your statement into sections

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Once you have an idea of what your art work is about, your statement should be divided into three simple sections.

1. The first paragraph should be the statement of your art. Why do you create art? Keep it personal by discussing your art goals.
2. The second paragraph should discuss you decision making techniques. Do you favor certain materials of techniques? Do you stick to a theme?
3. How does your current work relate to the previous art work you have done? Have you learned anything about your artistic process?

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Cafe Terrace at Night by Vincent Van Gogh 

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Step 3: What is your art piece about? (Rhetor)

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Step 3: What is your art piece about? (Rhetor)

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This is one of the most important parts of an artist statement.
Ask yourself: what story am I trying to create? What message am I trying to convey to the audience? You are the rhetor of your own story, teaching others what you know and have learned about expression through art.
Example: the image displayed at the top is Vincent Van Gogh's "Cafe Terrace at Night". The left side of the painting, full of bright and vibrant color, is meant to display his happiness at the time. While the left is dark and gloomy, meant to resemble his mental illness caused by his catastrophic love failures. Though the painting displays a cute evening cafe, there is so much more meaning about the painter behind it.

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A mind-map is a method you can use to help you better understand what your artwork means to you.
Write down one key idea that represents your artwork in the center of a piece of paper. Then, start jotting down any phrases, words, and feelings that relate to that center idea. You can even draw pictures that relate to the emotion that your artwork conveys.

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First you need to figure out what your art is saying. The reason artists create artist statements is because they want to share their creative ideas and experiences with as many people as they can. Ask yourself a couple of questions before you get started on writing your statement. What is it that you want people to know?

1. What is your art expressing? What is unique about your art?
2. What motivated you to create this piece of art?
3. Where did the inspiration for this piece of art come from? What influenced you?

Write all of these ideas down! It will help you organize your artist statement and assist you in figuring out what you want to share.

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An artist statement is a brief explanation of what ones artwork is and why they created it. An intelligent artist statement will make one stand out from the crowd and represent oneself as a serious and thoughtful artist. The statement is usually displayed with the artwork in a gallery setting.

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Art has always been apart of my personal community. Creating has always been something that makes me happy.  I have always been passionate about art from a very young age. It's one of the only communities that gives one complete creative freedom to express their emotions. The paintings tell their painters stories, but sometimes need a little assistance with what artist call an artist statement.