Artist Statement?

An artist is expected to have an artist's statement. That statement explains the artist's work and gives insight into the artist's thinking. Writing an artist's statement can be intimidating. Writing a statement is not an easy task. A statement should be similar to a well made summer action movie. It should grab the reader's attention, provide depth and create interest in future sequels. It should not be a poor re-telling of a better made movie from previous years. A mistake of some summer movies is the reliance on special effects and dismissiveness of good storytelling. Initially fans will pay money to see it opening weekend but it is a poor film, word of mouth will spread and influence box office receipts. An artist statement will be read by the initial visitors, but if it isn't compelling or hold the interest of the readers, it can dissuade visitors from exploring the artwork. If visitors are not exploring the work, than it is a good possibility that the visitors aren't buying the work. An artist statement has to be genuine, not filled with hollow statistics and make sense to the reader. I know at some point I will have to write an artist statement so I looked at Lee Baxter Davis', who was my drawing professor many years ago at East Texas State University (now Texas A&M Commerce) and his work always interested me. It was a combination of recognizable images and weird settings. Reading the statement on his site and find that his statement appears to be a series of short stories. The statement found on his site is genuine as he admits that he will draw things wrong at times. Lee Davis' statement is long but does communicate what the reader wants to know. Maybe shortening the statement will add slight improvement. I hope that I can write a statement as good as his but more importantly remember the lessons he taught and create work worthy of a well written artist statement.

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