Amy Gugenheim

What is an Artistic Statement?PurposeAccording to Professor Amy Gugenheim, the purpose of an artistic statement is as a guide for the audience to understand the artworks and the concepts behind the artworks or the artist work in an artist portfolio or exhibition.Artist statement is a medium for the artist to voice his works or style. With a good artist statement, an artist could be well understand and recognize by the artist's audience. BiographyAlthough artist statement is a medium for the artist to introduce his/her life, according to Professor Amy Gugenheim, artist statement should not be too much about biography about us. Artist should include biography facts that are contextual to their works or achievements.Art WorkIn an artist statement, artist could give the reader a conceptual picture of his/her work, the artist intension, and individual methodsBeliefThe artist statement could also include the definition of the artist art work, what kind of audience that the artist expected to engage, to show the artist most important work also to state the function, form, and use of your art works.External InfluenceIn an Artist career, the artist always got a lot of influences, here the artist could elaborate his idol or art works that are inspiring for their work. Then the artist could explain to the audience why he like the particular artist/work?WritingIn the artist statement the artist as the writer of the statement, should write as short as possible, and to keep the artist voice character/style in the statement with formal language of academic.