I need to write a brief artist statement (25-50 words) for a postcard sized painting that was assigned to me last week!. My painting is supposed to portray my journey to the college that I am about to attend this fall (Mass Art) and I am just not sure how to go about writing an artist statement that short!. What am I supposed to put in there!? Am I supposed to explain my painting,or do I write about why I chose to use paint, and why I painted what I did!? If you're interested, here is a link to my painting, I would appreciate some feedback on my painting as well!.
http://audreyjayne!.deviantart!.com/art/ab!.!.!.Www@QuestionHome@Com
An artist's statement can be tricky to write, and the length restriction makes it that much harder!.
Sine the assignment was to portray your journey to the college, I think you should write about how the image that you painted relates to your academic journey!. Is there a specific symbolic meaning to the image!? If the meduim was part of the assignment, you should not waste space talking about why you chose to use acrylic paint!.
I really enjoy the painting - good color choices, and I love impasto paintings!. I think you are moving in a positive direction compared to some of your earlier work (but that could just be my personal preference for this kind of work)!. I enjoy your "cubist experiment" as well!.
This reminds me of some tiny abstracts that I've done - http://austinartgirl!.com/images/painting!.!.!. for one example!.
Congrats on going to Mass Art!Www@QuestionHome@Com