Artist Statement

Writing an artist statement is undoubtedly important in an artist’s career. It may help to classify the artists’ work, to apply at exhibitions and jobs, to tender for commissions, residencies and other forms of institutional support.

Writing a statement about your inspirations, influences and urges is challenging and takes time. You need to express that you know exactly what you are talking about. Try not to be one-sided. Thinking of positive words, that describe your art makes writing easier. The statement needs to be true and honest. Still, you need to make yourself stand out, look unique and passionate. At the end of the day, your career can heavily depend on it.

Thinking of the fact that artists have to write a statement about their work seems wrong in a way, too. If an artist is required to describe his work, the work will not be able to speak for itself. Therefore, the person looking at the art piece will be biased and will not be able to examine the art piece individually.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artist's_statement