Completed show (on display until Nov 20th at Betty Rymer Gallery)
Applying to the Chinati Foundation's Internship Program
Rough draft of Artist's Statement (see below)
Begin new site-specific proposal (also to follow, later)
Artist's Statement:
My work explores the experience of materials through the use of craft and object interaction. I choose to use everyday objects, such as curtains or cups, to draw attention to the assumptions of spatial and object relationships. These everyday objects initiate a narrative determined by the viewer, exploring their form in the context of her or his life. Such a practice dismantles the barrier between art and life. Through material choice that is absent in association with the objects created, attention is drawn to mundane details and value that would have otherwise been overlooked. I simply choose to make the elements of my pieces as a direct rejection of mass production. The realization of art in everyday life would be absent if these objects were viewed in the same context as they are normally.
Any AND all suggestions will be greatly appreciated!
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ReplyDeleteAs artist statements go, this makes me want to see your work. (which is great)
Your writing style is accessible and you use a good mixture of art-speak/vagueness and specifics as pertains to your materials. This is a very usable statement for support of digital images or for applying to residencies, etc.
I am interested also in your description of an overall piece. (not a specific piece but rather what kind of piece do you make). In other words, perhaps you might include whether or not you create "installations" or do you consider your pieces more as "objects" rather than "environments"? overall, are they pieces that exist in space or do you create work that interacts with a site-specific space. Maybe include whether or not you call yourself a sculptor or an installation artist.
I hope this helps! I also really want to know what your teachers and others on this page think as I am not sure if I have simply read a lot of statements. In any case, this is well written. :) laura
Hi Grace. Your artist statement is very clear to my layperson's eyes. I know next to nothing about art, and yet I find your overall statement completely accessible, the concepts are thought-provoking, and I walk away from your statement with the notion that your work is extremely interesting on a conceptual level. My only question is what exactly is your medium? I know some artist statements are very effective without mentioning the medium, but conceptually you're so interesting I wonder if providing this information would only enhance your statement.
ReplyDeleteGood work, G :D
This statement is intriguing. What I am expecting to see in your art is this, after reading your statement:
ReplyDeleteI am expecting to be tricked/see illusions based on space/depth/parallax.
I am expecting possibly a large space to be covered with an everyday, mass produced object, but in such a way that has no relation to its original intended function.
I would expect to have the feeling that art can be made from what we consider 'the everyday.'
This sentence took me forever to figure out: "Through material choice that is absent... otherwise been overlooked." I think you can say that more simply and clearly.
I wouldn't say "I simply chose..." because it's not simple! Take out the word simple! Also, this thought should maybe be integrated into your other explanations of your work, it doesn't stand alone. It is another feature/aspect/motivation of your work and I think it could be integrated with your other explanations to make one complete thesis about what you hope to achieve with your work.
"The realization of art in everyday life would be absent if these objects were viewed in the same context as they are normally." Instead of making this point in the negative, would you consider reiterating that through your pieces, you show the audience that there is art in the mundane, the commercially mass-produced, and that these qualities of artistic value that you will illustrate are often overlooked because of the context in which we normally experience them. Maybe I'm just asking you to be a little more specific/less wordy. I am getting a little lost in the conceptual-speak. Don't be afraid to tell people what you do. Make sense?
thanks! These commments are really great and I am editing now. Re-post soon.
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