Saturday, January 19, 2013

Personal Statement: 1/23 Assignment

In the last class, we discussed personal statements and looked at a few examples on the White Columns website.  In the next class on Wednesday, please address the following questions by doing some brief online research or by speaking with your professors or other professionals you know.
  • How and why is the personal statement used in your field?
  • How long should it be?
  • What should be included in the personal statement?
  • What kind of language is used?  Is it formal or casual?  How 'smart' should it be?
  • Should a personal statement reflect a consistent style? Can you talk about different types of work in the personal statement?
  • Have you written a personal statement before?  Was is successful?
Create a brief post on this blog with a summary of your ideas on the personal statement and links to examples if you found them (Great work Paola!)

I handed out a reading titled Explaining Your Art with suggestions about writing an artist statement.  Please look through this and let us know what you think.  Do you agree with the author?  Any questions?

See you Wednesday!

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  1. paoladuraneJanuary 22, 2013 at 7:30 PM

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  2. paoladuraneJanuary 22, 2013 at 7:37 PM

    I Think is important for an Artist to write an statement.
    As is mentioned in the article, the statement can provide someone's background, and could help others to understand the meaning of a painting, or a photography.
    For me the context is very important to understand someone's work.
    It is essential to write about yourself, to show yourself to others or to get a job. That's the way you "sell yourself".
    Throughout a statement you can show how competitive you are.
    So I agree with the author's point of view for the reasons explained above.

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