Artist+Statement+Guidelines

= **Artist Statement**=

//An Artist Statement is a short reflective piece written by the artist to accompany a particular piece of art. At its best, an artist’s statement reads easily, is informative, and adds to your understanding of the artist and the artwork.//

Your paper must be 1 page in length, double-spaced with 12-point type.

Here is an outline to help organize your statement.


 * INTRODUCTION**

An introductory paragraph that is interesting and includes the following information. a)	Title of the artwork and explanation of the title (this is a title that you came up with, not the title of the work you were inspired by) b)	Medium/media used (ex pencil, watercolor, acrylic paint)


 * BODY**

c)	Inspiration – Explanation of your vision and where you got your ideas from d)	Interpretation – State what kind of story or message you were trying to communicate to the viewer. Also talk about the mood or emotions you were trying to communicate. e)	Reflect of the experience – did you enjoy working on this piece? Why or why not? What techniques did you use? Explanation of why this is a successful piece of art. If you don’t think so, why not, and what would you do differently?


 * CONCLUSION**

A good ending paragraph that neatly brings that ideas above to a satisfying conclusion.