Stories

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Writing an Artist’s Statement from the WorkAn artist’s statement is often treated as a short piece of professional writing, yet its real source is visual, material, spatial, or embodied. It begins with…
How to Look at a Silent Film by an ArtistA silent film by an artist asks for a different kind of attention from a conventional narrative movie. Without dialogue, explanatory voice-over, or a plot that…
On the threshold: installation art and the in-betweenInstallation art occupies a space between objects, architecture, bodies, and ideas. It is encountered rather than simply viewed. A sculpture may hold the…
When Art Gives Death a BodyThe ethics of staging death in art begins with a difficult recognition: death is never merely an image. It carries the memory of actual bodies, private grief,…
When A Performance Becomes A PhotographA performance is made in time. It depends on movement, duration, proximity, breath, sound, and the changing relationship between a body and its surroundings. A…
The quiet revolution of minimalist video artMinimalist video art asks viewers to look again. Its images may appear restrained: a nearly motionless body, a room held in suspension, a repeated gesture, or…
Drawing as Thinking in Two DimensionsDrawing begins before an image is complete. It can start as a pressure on paper, a hesitation in the wrist, a repeated contour, or an empty area that refuses…
Sculpture as a Vessel for GriefGrief is often described as an interior experience, something carried privately through memory, silence, and bodily change. Sculpture gives that hidden…
The Artist’s Bio: What To Include And What To Leave OutAn artist’s biography is a compact piece of professional writing, but it carries considerable weight. It helps curators, writers, collectors, institutions, and…
On Not Making a Statement: The Power of AmbiguityArt is often expected to declare its position. Viewers, curators, and institutions may look for a clear message, a stable interpretation, or a sentence that…