Kathy Forer on wed 11 oct 06
Who among us hasn't asked "am I an artist or a writer? a potter or a
painter? architect or musician?"
At some point we just do what we do -- orange blossom nobrigama or
toaster rack or even artist statement. What we do shouldn't have to
be an identity test though "Artist statements" as defined now through
forced presentation or exposition surely can be.
That all said, I've always had trouble getting my own "statement"
together. In order to write a good one it needs to be in response to
your own agenda otherwise it's false. Or not true, or somewhere in
between, lacking in target, trajectory and focus.
Kathy
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Kathy Forer
www.foreverink.com
Marcia Selsor on thu 12 oct 06
I'll have to go back to my "Potter is.." tee shirt and see if writer
is on there.
I think you make a good point. Our lives shouldn't be segmented into
categories as we go through various
stages. I think we should flow like stream of consciousness.
Only problem is.. my husband says my train of though needs airbags.
I think the purpose of an artist's statement reflects what went
through the creator's mind when the piece was being made.
I think that is all it should be. Some have more societal angst, some
relfect nature, some try to deny modern times, some thrive on chaos.
"To thine one self be true" is all that is needed for an artist's
statement. I think Sandy Miller's steps can be utilized as a guide
and some steps can be dropped or others added.
Artist's statement serve a purpose..they tell the audience more
clearly what the artist is thinking. Believe it or not, many people
think artists are weird. They think artists are exotic and find the
artists' statements fascinating to see how artists think.
Marcia Selsor
http://marciaselsor.com
On Oct 11, 2006, at 7:17 PM, Kathy Forer wrote:
> Who among us hasn't asked "am I an artist or a writer? a potter or a
> painter? architect or musician?"
>
> At some point we just do what we do -- orange blossom nobrigama or
> toaster rack or even artist statement. What we do shouldn't have to
> be an identity test though "Artist statements" as defined now through
> forced presentation or exposition surely can be.
>
> That all said, I've always had trouble getting my own "statement"
> together. In order to write a good one it needs to be in response to
> your own agenda otherwise it's false. Or not true, or somewhere in
> between, lacking in target, trajectory and focus.
>
> Kathy Forer
> www.foreverink.com
>
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