Artist statement worksheet - adapted from Mr. Meserve! Lordmeserve.weebly.com
The following qusetions are meant to serve as a guide for constructing your artist statement about your theme works. Not all questions need to be answered or may necessarily even be applicable to you and your work. After you have answered as many as you can, you should be able to start construction an artist statement.
1 what is/are your Medium(s)?
Paint, colored pencils and oil pastel
2 Why have you chosen this/these mediums and or formats?
Because it went well with what I drew
3 Is there anything unusual about your materials or formats?
No
4 do you combine media?
No
5 what process do you use in making your work?
I draw it first then add the color
6 what images or forms appear often in your work? What do you keep making repeatedly?
Objects, houses
7 Does your work relate to how or where you live and if so how?
No
8 How does your work relate or contrast to your cultural background?
I don't know
9 Is your work narative?
Sometimes
10 Who are what influenced your work?
I dont know
11 What inspires you?
I dont know
12 Why do you create?
To see what I'm capable of doing
13 What do you want to say?
What I'm feeling when in drawing it
14 How do the materials used relate to the content, meanings and or themes of your work?
Not sure
15 Are there symbols and images in your work? What do they mean?
House, and they mean life and family
16 Are there any particular ART and DESIGN elements that are especially important to your work?
Value and perspective
17 Does emotional, social and /or political content play a part in your work?
It can
18 How do you want the viewer to respond to your work?
With a positive attitude
19 What themes or issues are important to your work?
Not sure
20 Is there anything abour your work that you feel you need to explain in words - verbally or in writing - so a viewer can better understand your work?
No
Tips for composing -
avoid using jargon, cliches, and similies (words like vibe, eye-catching, or it looks like the ocean...)
avoid modifiers - really, very, especially, or words like however
Be direct and concrete
No poetic flights of fancy
OUTLINE will be
WHAT did you make?
HOW did you make it?
WHY is it important?
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