Artist Statement

During a session I learnt more about how an artist statement is made and the dos and don'ts of a successful artist statement. I understand more so now that an artists statement isn't necessarily about your projects or a specific artwork you're working on, there is more of a focus on general practice and interests. A task that was set by my tutor was for people to get into pairs and learn about each other practice and then write a proposal for someone else. I thought this was genius way to approach an artists statement as when writing for yourself there is an element perhaps of self doubt or insecurities about your work and project whereas when you are writing for someone else you tend to just be truthful and sincere. I felt that overall that helped improve the artists statement that both my partner and I made as there was just a sincerity in the explanation of the artist being written about and their practice. And because of the prior conversation and questions asked about the practice there also wasn't a loss of understanding or depth about the artists practice.