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Archive: Workshop your Artist Statement!
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Hi Everyone;
Here is my Artist Statement as I feel it now and I welcome any comments.
From an early age, I was always attempting to bring about color balance and beauty through clothes and interior design. Producing early artworks copying masters’ paintings soon began my love affair with depicting Light and the sublime.
After a brief time at art school, I was led to study with a Buddhist master artist, Andy Weber, who taught me the ancient art of painting East Indian deities or Tibetan Thangkas. I then learned another ancient process called iconography; the painting or ‘writing’ of Christian religious images. I found myself connecting with these deities energetically and simply assisted them to materialize into form. This moved me deeply into myself and started to shape my personal artistry.
These sacred processes first begin with a laying down of dark colors moving forwards into light, layer by layer; a metaphor for life. This preparatory work also revealed my life’s purpose; that of presenting different aspects of the Divine or Source into the world through design.
These artworks are vehicles or signposts to help us connect more deeply with our Higher Sacred Self, each other, the world, and ourselves. Connecting has helped me evolve my approach to the work from art school processes to a more intuitive-based one. It also guided me to start expressing the artwork from doing only small minute detail works to broader brushwork and larger canvasses. I am attempting to achieve intrigue, inner reflection, self-inquiry and assistance for the viewer to more clearly feel that deep ‘Longing to Know’.
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Hi Anahataishaya – is that a full name or first? It is beautiful! What a wonderfully interesting statement and story, I loved reading it. I would like to know a bit more about your style, medium and relationship with colour as I am intrigued when looking at your work, which is amazing by the way!
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Hi Lily;
My name is Anahata Ishaya which is a name given to me by my enlightened teacher back in 1996. Thank you!
I use gouache for the thangkas with gold leaf and the icons. Otherwise it is acrylic and some mixed media but not too much.
Thank you very much for your comment. We work in a vacuum and don’t know what impact our art has on others so I appreciate the feedback; any of it actually. I do want to affect others with their deep emotional connection to their Source.
Blessings,
Anahata
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HI Everyone! So here is my Artist Statement for my paintings overall.
It’s important for me to express the essence and strength of life through my works, showing movement, emotion and energy. I like to think that amung us all, there is a human connection; that each of us are linked to a cosmic whole, like creating a symbiotic relationship with our surrounding reality. My colorful style is reminiscent of impressionism with a modern twist. The technical approach of my aggressive strokes serve to express movement, and depict our inner strength. I’m inspired by; people, theatre, nature, and The Avant Garde Cinema. The use of glitter and metallic paint allows me to unleash the interior light of my subjects, all in pop style.
Antonella Sigismondi
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And this is for My COOCHIE Series!
Coochie Series
“Coochie” is commonly used to call out something cute and cuddly or it can name the intimate part of a woman.
These characters were born from a body of music I created. They arrived as portraits of companions and life experiences I’ve known.
When searching the term on the internet I discovered “coochie” used overwhelmingly in the context of pornography.
Using a play on words I then decided to reclaim the term as it ironically inspired me to express different sentiments and complexities of the feminine experience as I know it.”
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Oops! I re-edited my general Artist Statement. Here it is:
I use my emotions to paint. Much of the detail of my paintings come out subconsciously. I like to leave room to explore and discover as I paint. It’s important for me to express the essence and strength of life through my works, showing movement, emotion and energy. Women issues draw me, and so do Conspiracy Theories. I like to think that among us all, there is a human connection; that each of us are linked to a cosmic whole, like creating a symbiotic relationship with our surrounding reality. My colorful style is reminiscent of impressionism with a modern twist. The technical approach of my aggressive strokes serve to express movement, and depict our inner strength. I’m inspired by; people, theatre, nature, and The Avant Garde Cinema. The use of glitter and metallic paint allows me to unleash the interior light of my subjects, all in pop style.
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Hi Antonella;
I love the energy and passion I get when I read your statements which goes along with your art. Well done! I think I need to revamp mine to reflect the nature of what I am messaging better. Thanks for that.
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Thank you Anahata! 🙂
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OK. Here is my attempt for my Bio…. Please feel free to comment….
Artist Biography
Bradford Rhoades describes himself as an impressionist and surrealist oil painter. Through vivid colors, Rhoades likes to express emotions along with telling a narrative story, which usually has several layers of intrigue and discovery. His work captures those life moments that remind us that life is an amazing adventure. Rhoades tries to suspend these timeless memories and invite us into the story to remind us its ok to daydream and enjoy life.
Bradford was born in Southern California where he received an Associate’s Degree in Art at Saddleback College in California. He later received a Degree in Arts, with an Emphasis in Studio Art at Chico State University, California.
Perhaps around the age of five, Bradford could remember his father oil painting and drawing in their garage. His aunt was also quite skilled at drawing and she had influenced him to draw at a very young age. Rhoades would often sketch and take photographs on family trips and has always enjoyed drawing, painting, sculpting, and photography, throughout his childhood and onto adulthood.
Rhoades was influenced by Artists such as Salvador Dali and Norman Rockwell for their narrative and storytelling, while influenced by other artists such as Henry Matisse, Vincent Van Gogh, and Paul Gauguin for their use of colors and expressions.
Rhoades tries to capture our imagination through his paintings and he hopes to inspire us to look deep within ourselves and for us to “Live, to Love Life.”
He hopes we can all “Live a Life that Matters.” Find your passion!
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Here is another attempt for my artist statement….
Artist Statement:
My art is about escaping to a place or time where you felt like a kid, you felt safe, you still dreamed, laughed, you weren’t working every day and paying bills, life was fun, playful, filled with curious wonders, and you were still able to close your eyes and imagine you were on some crazy wild adventure.
I am influenced by artists such as Henry Matisse, Salvador Dali, and Vincent Van Gogh. My style is a mix of Surrealism and Impressionism. I enjoy using colors to help capture the emotions in my paintings, while trying to tell a story about life. My paintings will most often contain more than one story or message within the work.
I hope my work can inspire you to find your dreams, live life to the fullest, and take time to share life’s moments with those who matter to you the most.
Live your dream.
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Hi Brad – great statement and nice to hear about your inspirations too. One tiny thing, your first sentence seems a bit long compared to the others and is a little hard to digest in one! Maybe think about cutting this a bit. Thanks, Lily
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Artist Statement:
My art is about escaping to a place or time where you felt like a kid, you felt safe, you still dreamed, laughed, you weren’t working every day and paying bills, life was fun, playful, filled with curious wonders, and you were still able to close your eyes and imagine you were on some crazy wild adventure.
I am influenced by artists such as Henry Matisse, Salvador Dali, and Vincent Van Gogh. My style is a mix of Surrealism and Impressionism. I enjoy using colors to help capture the emotions in my paintings, while trying to tell a story about life. My paintings will most often contain more than one story or message within the work.
I hope my work can inspire you to find your dreams, live life to the fullest, and take time to share life’s moments with those who matter to you the most.
Live your dream.
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thanks in advance for your feedback.
Artist Statement for Wanda K. Tyner:
My art reflects my adventurous spirit and passion for exploring and storytelling. I enjoy the focus and precision it takes to design, combine colors, textures, shapes and techniques to create kiln-formed glass art that can be bright, bold, subtle, or textured.
I am fascinated with the scientific properties of glass and the endless possibilities through kiln-forming. I incorporate the design principles of balance, focus and harmony while creating unique fused glass artwork and functional food-safe pieces.
I love infusing the vibrant colors from the world in which we live into my art. My distinctive designs are inspired as I cut glass into geometric and abstract shapes juxtaposing wild, chaotic design elements with serene backgrounds and symmetry creating pattern, movement and form utilizing my kiln to manipulate and form the finished piece with dimension and texture.
Every piece of my artwork has a story that represents nature, a specific subject, a client’s vision, an emotion, an exploration of combining colors and patterns, or my own whimsy.
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Hi Wanda, thank you for sharing your statement, I think it is great as it really goes into detail to explain your work. I think the first sentence is particularly strong. Just wondered how your own art makes you feel? And what it means to you to create? Thanks, Lily
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Lily,
thank you for your feedback on my artist statement. You asked how my art makes me feel and what it means to me to create.
I enjoy the process and the challenge. I get lost in the design and execution. its fulfilling to see the end-result and especially to invoke emotions and reactions.
Are you suggesting that I incorporate how my art makes me feel or what it means to me to create into my artist statement? How would I do this? is there an example?
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Hi Wanda. Thank you so much for elaborating, I wanted to know how it made you feel simply out of curiosity after reading your statement – which was perfect by the way! It made me want to know more, which is a good thing! It was great so need for any change or additions.
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Thanks Lily!
I reduced it a bit more and rearranged it too.
Artist Statement:
My art is about escaping to a place or time where you felt like a kid, when you dreamed, laughed, and you imagined you were on some crazy wild adventure.My style is a mix of Surrealism and Impressionism. I enjoy using colors to help capture the emotions in my paintings, while trying to tell a story about life. My paintings will most often contain more than one story or message within the work.
I am influenced by artists such as Salvador Dali and Norman Rockwell for their narrative and storytelling, while influenced by other artists such as Henry Matisse, Vincent Van Gogh, and Paul Gauguin for their use of colors and expressions.
I hope my work can inspire you to find your dreams, live life to the fullest, and take time to share life’s moments with those who matter to you the most.
Live your dream.
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I love it Brad!
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Here’s mine!
Deb Berkebile
Artist’s Statement
I am an artist with an extensive background in textiles and quilt making. Recently, I have been exploring surface design and multi-media artwork
I am a naturalist and environmentalist at heart. My current body of work explores satellite imagery and creating ‘false-color’ artistic depictions of remote sensed satellite images (Geographical Information Systems). I have seven quilts in my “Earth in Three Bands: R, G, B” Series: The Painted Desert, Eye of Sahara, The Great Salt Desert, Susitna Glacier, The Grand Canyon, Galileo Inspiration and the latest one The Great Lakes. The vivid colors and their outstanding variations are what first drew me to these representations. I also use other remote sensed imagery taken from our National Parks for my art. My first quilt in this series was inspired by a thermal image of an eruption of the Old Faithful geyser taken in Yellowstone National Park.
I am also interested in political activism. I am preparing a series of works to be considered for a juried show about civil rights. My pieces feature quilts celebrating the contributions of Martin Luther King/Rosa Parks, Sitting Bull and the Suffragettes.
I create many of the fabrics I use in my design process. I use surface design techniques, hand-dyeing and painted fabric, and digital manipulation of images printed on fabric. I enjoy the challenges of creating original artwork that combine my passions and interests.
My artwork recently has been nationally exhibited in several shows:
Ride Sally Ride will be making her debut in the Herstory traveling exhibit which will start later this year (2017). Sally Ride accomplished so much in her career. The first American women in space and she showed that there are no limits to what we can achieve as women.
In 2016, I had artwork juried into The Lion King: Cherrywood Fabrics Challenge. My award-winning quilt was one of the finalists selected by Disney Theatrical Group to be exhibited at Minskoff Theatre, New York City, from November, 2017 through January, 2018, plus traveling with the entire collection at many venues around the United States.
My quilts Galileo Inspiration and Apollo 11: Neil Armstrong’s First Step on the Moon are part of the exhibit Fly Me to the Moon. NASA and NASA ISS Communication representative Gordon Andrews invited me to exhibit Apollo 11: Neil Armstrong’s First Step on the Moon for the show Space for Art at NASA Space Center Houston in Houston, Texas. It was on exhibit from January through March, 2017.
My quilt, The Painted Desert, was juried into the prestigious Quilts=Art=Quilts: 35<sup>th</sup> QAQ Exhibit at the Schweinfurth Art Center in Auburn, New York in 2016. It also was exhibited at the Denver Quilt Festival in 2014.
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Dear Deb, wow! What a wonderfully informative and detailed statement. I feel I already know your work before checking it out, which is exactly the point so well done!
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Animals have been a big part of my life for as long as I can remember. As a child I was painfully shy, and preferred the company of live animals, or my large collection of stuffed ones, to people. Now I’m more comfortable socially, but there are still days when I prefer four-footed friends to the two-footed variety.
Capturing the rich textures and colors of an animal’s coat, their natural positions, and perhaps most importantly their expressions is a wonderful challenge. Sometimes it can be frustrating, but when I get it right, nothing is more satisfying.
Whether painting or drawing, my technique involves many layers of color, thinly and gradually applied. I alternate between acrylics with a bit of oils added for depth and richness, and colored pencil, occasionally combined with watercolor or pastel pencils.
Our companion animals, beloved members of many families, are a steady source of delightful subject matter. I’ve also been inspired to explore their farm and agricultural counterparts, as well as local wildlife. With the beauty and range this offers, I will be excited and busy in the studio for years to come.
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Hi Anne! Your statement is a lovely insight to you and your work, congratulations! It’s really touching how open you are in the first sentence and I really like that.
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Hello fellow artists!
Please find my artist statement below –
Thank you for your feedback,
RhondaWassily Kandinsky once said, “form itself is meaningless unless it is the expression of the artist’s inner necessity and everything is permitted to serve this end.” So this also informs my work as an artist printmaker.
My approach to art is multidiscipline, though I work primarily in printmaking, I also work in drawing, painting, photography, papermaking, assemblage sculpture, and multi-media. As an artist printmaker, I find that it is through the act of the printmaking process, I am able to catch things as they happen. This is intriguing to me–the materiality and the processes working together along with my observations and imagination become and event and act of its own.
I seek to transpire real life events of the world into visual narratives, allegories, or contemplations, while at times I seek interactivity. My work apprises to the natural and built environments including human and/ or autobiographical connections within these environments, particularly my home Alaska. By way of experimentation and the eclectic approach, it is through expressionistic, realistic, conceptual, and abstract lenses in which I work.-
Hi Rhonda, I was inquisitive to know more after reading your statement which is a good thing! After looking at your website I wondered whether you might want to start with Alaska as your inspiration as from reading the site it seems this is of great importance to you! Only a suggestion but maybe try mixing up the paragraphs slightly to pull focus.
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So here’s mine:
Animals are my world. Capturing their beauty and personality in paintings and drawings is the best challenge of my life.
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Hey Anne – is this your elevator pitch? Thanks, Lily
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Yes, my first crack at it…Thanks for noticing.
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Anne your elevator pitch is succinct, I immediately want to ask more about your style of painting and drawing as well as what animals do you focus on.
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Thanks Wanda! Would you change anything?
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I think it works unless you focus on certain animals or have a specific style of painting or drawing. otherwise I believe you want them to be interested enough to want to know more.
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Thanks for the feedback – I want people to keep asking questions.
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I’m revising my artist statement and am interested in any thoughts or suggestions…
My art explores the peaceful escape from the modern madness we call normal. In today’s world, we spend our lives in constant motion. We bury ourselves in stress and daily routines. So focused on making a living, we forget to live. We fail to enjoy the journey. Life was not designed for such tediousness. I skillfully modify my images, transforming them into complex, layered compositions hidden behind a simple idea. Every canvas tells a story, each story touches hearts. For each of us carries our own memoirs as we travel the road before us. Every piece of art embarks on a journey. It starts as an idea in the mind of the artist and travels to its intended destination, transforming a house into a home. The complexity of my creative process is not always noticed. From a distance my paintings are commonly mistaken for photographs. However, closer examination reveals the beauty of brushwork and the vibrancy of acrylic paint. A fusion of old and new, I merge the digital world with the traditional. I explore the use of color, contrast and texture. Multiple underpaintings are merged together in subtle softness to create a one of a kind original. Like an orchestra comprised of multiple instruments, my work harnesses the complexity of these many layers and presents a symphony of emotion, beauty, and purpose. The melody carried by the stories told are only experienced by those that take the time to listen. It is the viewer’s story that connects with mine and sparks an epic tale that touches the soul.
Thanks for taking the time to read…
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