Friday, 17 August 2018

Professional Practice 15/8

Southsure frustrations were a big topic for the start of class today. Interesting how a problem solving exercise can bring out the courage in someone to broach the subject.



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Artist Statement.

  • Keep it short
  • Grab attention with the first sentence
  • Introduce personality and enthusiasm
  • Give hints at "why" for the artwork
  • Use first person. (I, me, mine)


They dont

  • Summarise resume
  • Give a physical description of the work
  • Sound Generic
  • Use "art speak"


Questions to think about

  • What keeps you coming back to the studio
  • Whats the best way someone has responded to my works
  • What am I asked most frequently about my work
  • Whats my artists story(not biography or resume, how i got interested in art, what ive learnt)
  • Who is my art for. (family - less stress, love based)

Artist Statement

Art is an escape from reality that I love to explore. Mixing colours for a perfect sunset, interpreting my photography with pencil and paint, creating an imaginary world where I control all of the dimensions. My family are the biggest recipients of my art, our bond over the years is displayed over their walls for everyone to view. This support from my family is what helps me continue to create, even through the patches of lesser inspiration.


CV is complete, about time, my previous CV was written 5yrs ago lol. It now has my NZCDMD qualification on it, the first thing that is 100% relevant to the career Im angling for.

Leigh brought up in class a discussion about our roles in the committee meetings and the uncertainty surrounding them. I brought it up today at the full committee meeting during general discussion. Unfortunately there was no straight answer today, but there were steps put in place to hopefully nail down exactly what is expected of us, because the entire project belongs to the 2nd yrs so we are only included in certain things/information sharing. A few of us continued the discussion after the meeting and it turns out there is quite a bit of unrest with a decent chunk of our class. I really hope we can figure this out, because it currently feels like an "us and them" situation with the 2nd years and Im not sure whether we will actually get much experience other than "do as your told" grunt work. Only time will tell. Either way I suppose its experience in dealing with potential workplace situations in where I will be the bottom of the barrel staff member. 

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