Artist Statement Flow Chart
Use this chart to help you construct an artist statement about your artwork.
Some questions to consider:
DESCRIBE
1
What does your artwork look like? What is the
YOUR
subject matter? What is the title of your work?
ARTWORK
What elements or principles are most obvious in
your work?
HOW DID YOU
Some questions to consider:
2
CREATE YOUR
What media is your artwork made from?
What tools, techniques or processes did
ARTWORK?
you use to create your artwork?
Some questions to consider:
WHAT IS THE
3
Who or what inspired your artwork?
BIG IDEA BEHIND
Does your work express a personal
or social issue? What emotions did
YOUR ARTWORK?
you try to show in your artwork?
Some questions to consider:
4
WHAT WERE YOUR
GOALS FOR
What are your goals as an artist?
Did this piece help you reach
THIS ARTWORK?
your goals? Why or why not?
Some questions to consider:
WHAT ARE YOUR
What did you learn in creating
5
this artwork? Is the final piece
OVERALL FINAL
what you imagined? How so?
THOUGHTS?
How will this piece influence
your future artworks?
Way to go! You just wrote a reflective artist statement.
Please edit your statement for spelling and grammatical errors.
Ask a friend to read your artist statement and share their thoughts with you.
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