Sunday, January 16, 2011
Week 1: Artists Writing
Hello All,
Welcome to Senior Projects, 2011!!!
We will meet in room 205 at 6:40 at the beginning of each class.
The Syllabus for class can be found here.
Below, please find the first group of readings for class, beginning 01/19/2011.
This group of readings will be discussed in our second class meeting, 01/26/2011.
A thoughtful, critical response to the readings will be due by midnight on the Tuesday, 01/25/2011.
If there are artists you are unfamiliar with, I suggest you look them up before posting your responses.
Please post your comments in the comments section of this post by midnight, 01/25/2011!
Please begin each post with your full name.
Please click on the "comments" button below and post your response.
Week 1: ARTISTS WRITING
01 Artist Statments - G. Brown.pdf
01a Philip Guston Talking, 1978.pdf
01b Eva Hesse.pdf
01c I am for an Art..., Claes Oldenburg, 1961.pdf
01d Bridget Riley - Untitled Statement, 1968.pdf
01e Robert Ryman - Untitled Statements, 1983.pdf
Optional:
01opt An Art History Professor Explains..., Ethan Ryan, 2007.pdf
01opt Writing About Visual Art, David Carrier.pdf
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I find that these artists are very different from each other. I first did a Google search of them before reading over their artist statements. I really cannot find any similarities at all. As I began reading I found that every artist statement was answering a certain question from themselves or from critics or theorists about their works. And by the end the statement the question was resolved and understood. But Claes Oldenburg statement was very unique to me because every sentence began with “I am for an art…” He seems to be answering the question of what type of art he stands for and creates. I think I might dabble with this kind process of writing a artist statement but I want to know how successful this type of statement is for the artists him/her self.
ReplyDeleteThese artist statements offer a wide variety of how to approach writing my own statement. Robert Ryman says in his statement: "If you can tune in to the frequency of what you are experiencing, you come away feeling very good." I feel that is what I would like to convey that art is about that experience. Also I found Eva Hesse's Statement to relate to what I would hope to achieve in my own statement. How art can that is related to my exploration of self depiction can go beyond my conceptions.
ReplyDeleteCherise Sistrunk
ReplyDeleteI found it very interesting to see so many different approaches that artists use to write their statements.
Judith Schaechter’s statement doesn’t feel complete to me. I understand that this statement was ‘written with the intent of exploring ideas’, as stated in the reading, but I find this approach to be lackluster. She explained her process step by step, but left me wondering who she is, and what she gets out of her process.
I’ve always loved Eva Hesse. Her statement was deeply personal. She lays it all out when she wrote, ‘my determination and will is strong but I am lacking so in self-esteem.’ I was so moved by that. We all have some struggles to one extent or another in our lives. For Eva to share hers with us, for me, is very inspiring.
Claes Oldenburg’s statement was the most memorable for me. This seems like a poem or an affirmation to be followed by any artist. He clearly sees the art in virtually anything. This statement plays beautifully with all of the senses. I especially love the line: ‘I am for an art of conversation between the sidewalk and a blind man’s metal stick.’ This immediately made me imagine the rhythm that would ensue when a blind walks by with their cane. Under normal circumstances, that’s not something I would even notice.
I think I would like to use a bit of all three of these approaches to writing my statement. I would like to talk about my process, my personal experience and connection to my work, and do it in a way that is not so traditional.