WRITING AN ARTIST STATEMENT HOW YOU WILL BE GRADED: AT THE END OF EACH LESSON ACTIVITY, THAT RESULTS IN THE CREATION OF A FINAL DRAWING, PAINTING, OR SCULPTURE, YOU WILL BE REQUIRED TO WRITE AN ARTIST STATEMENT AS PART OF YOUR LESSON ACITIVITY GRADE.
DIRECTIONS YOU WILL COMPLETE AN ARTIST STATEMENT, USING A MIND MAP TO HELP YOU TO ORGANIZE YOUR THOUGHTS. AS YOU ANSWER THE QUESTIONS CONTAINED IN THE MIND MAP, YOU WILL USE THE ANSWERS TO CONSTRUCT A DOCUMENT OF TWO OR MORE PARAGRAPHS, WHICH WILL BECOME YOUR ARTIST STATEMENT.
WHAT IS AN ARTIST STATEMENT? An artist's statement is a written document that serves as a basic introduction of you as an artist, explaining why and how you make your art. WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF WRITING AN ARTIST STATEMENT? The main goal of writing an artist statement is to discuss and demonstrate your understanding of vocabulary, your process, ideas,, and the field of art.
WHAT AM I DOING? (EXAMPLE OF HOW TO THINK IT THROUGH ) CREATING A DRAWING OR PAINTING? DRAWING PORTRAIT? LANDSCAPE? CITYSCAPE? ABSTRACT? STILL LIFE? LIFE? ITEMS FROM NATURE? PEN AND INK? MIXED MEDIA? ILLUSTRATION? PAINTING PORTRAIT? LANDSCAPE? CITYSCAPE? ABSTRACT? SEASCAPE? NATURE? PEN AND INK? MIXED MEDIA? SURREALISM? PATTERNS AND RHYTHM?
WHAT AM I DOING? CREATING A SCULPTURE? SCULPTURE IN THE ROUND? BASE RELIEF SCULPTURE? MOVING OR KINETIC SCULPTURE? SCULPTURE THAT MAKES SOUND? ADDITIVE FOUND ART SCULPTURE? SUBTRACTIVE SCULPTURE IN THE ROUND? MOLDELING SCULPTURE?
WHAT METHOD OR SKILL DOMINATES EXAMPLES: MY WORK? USING SHADING TO CREATE VOLUME USINGCOLOR VALUE TO SHOW DISTANCE REPETITIVE SHAPES OR FORMS (PATTERN) USING LINE TO CREATE TEXTURE USING COLOR VALUE TO CREATE DEPTH USING COLOR TO CREATE EMPHASIS USING GRADATION TO SHOW DISTANCE
WHAT METHOD OR SKILLS DID I IMPROVE UPON? DRAWING FORMS; PORTRAITS; ANIMALS, ETC SHADING WITH PENCIL; SHADING WITH PAINT CREATING DISTANCE WITH GRADUATED FORMS; OVERLAPPING, ETC DIFFERENTIATED BETWEEN FORGROUND BACKGROUND, AND MIDDLE GROUND USING PAINT TO CREATE COLOR INTENSITY
WHAT MEDIUM DID I CHOOSE? GRAPHITE WATERCOLOR AND INK WATERCOLOR ACRYLIC PAINT CHARCOAL OIL PASTELS HARD PASTELS MIXED MEDIA (EXAMPLE: HARD PASTEL AND WATERCOLOR, AND INK).
WHAT ELEMENTS OF ART SEEMED TO LINE SPACE SHAPES FORMS TEXTURE PERSPECTIVE BALANCE COLOR VALUE INFLUENCE ME?
WAS THER A SPECIFIC ELEMENT THAT REPETITION OF: SHAPES (CLOUDS, BIRD, WAS REPETITIVE? LEAF) LINES (LINES IN LEAVES AND SPIRAL LINES) FORMS (BIRD) COLORS (ANALOGOUS COLORS) TEXTURES (SOFT LINES IN CLOUDS) BALANCE (SYMETRICAL) SPACE (NEGATIVE AND POSTIVE)
WHAT PRINCIPLES OF DESIGN DID I RHYTHM REGUALR RHYTHM RANDOM RHYTHM GRADUATED RHYTHM GRADATED RHYTHM EMPHASIS OR DOMINANCE UNITY 0R HARMONY PROPORTION COLOR HARMONY VISUAL BALANCE SYMMETRICAL BALANCE RADIAL BALANCE ASYMMETRICAL BALANCE CHOOSE?
WHY AM I DOING THIS? AM I TRYING TO COMMUNICATE OR INVOKE AN EMOTION? ANGER LOVE SADNESS EXCITEMENT CONFUSION HAPPINESS PEACE RELAXATION ANTICIPATION ENVY PRIDE AM I TRYING TO COMMUNICATE A MESSAGE OR TELL A STORY? CHILDHOOD MEMORIES SOCIAL ISSUES MORAL CONDUCT PROTEST BEHAVIOR SUCCESSFUL CHARACTERISTICS FAVORITE MUSIC FAMILY VACATIONS FAVORITE FIELD TRIP ADVENTURE WITH YOUR BEST FRIEND ANOTHER REASON COULD BE: AM I JUST FASINATED WITH NATURE, CHARACTERS INVIDEOS VIDEOS, COLOR ANDLINE LINE, COLOR ANDPATTERSON; HOWCOLORS IMPACTONE ANOTHER; HOW LINES CREATE DIFFERENT TEXTURES; OR HOW POSTIONING OBJECTS ON SURFACES CHANGE PERSPETIVE.
This artwork is a painting I call The faces of Spring. I am trying to convey the feeling of serenity by using a cloud pattern on a blue sky background. I also manipulated positive and negative space in my compositions. I plan my ideas in advance. Creating art work that has some symmetry in it has always made me enjoy the process more. I am influenced by fabric and wallpaper designs. Often these designs have repetitive patterns, colors, lines, and symmetry in them. I try to duplicate these in my work. EXAMPLE OF ARTIST AN ARTIST STATEMENT I used watercolor because of its transparency. I improved my skill of using tints and shades in the color of the sky. By using an analogous color scheme, blue and green, I was able to create depth. I also usually used two neutral colors to had visual emphasis to my work.