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Artist Statement:
Your artist statement is your mission statement. This is your opportunity to fully discuss your personal beliefs, influences, motivations, and purpose in making artwork. You may include the following:
Your artist statement is your mission statement. This is your opportunity to fully discuss your personal beliefs, influences, motivations, and purpose in making artwork. You may include the following:
- What your intentions are for the work
- Why you create this type of art
- Where you find inspiration
- Which other artists or movements influence your work
- Information about the style of work you create
- Details about the materials you use
- What led you to your career as an artist
- What your intentions are for the work and what you want viewers to experience when they look at your artwork
- Why you made the choices in your work
Creating Titles for Your Artwork:
Coming up with great titles for artwork can be difficult. Many artists feel like it’s more work to come up with a title than it is to create a masterpiece. But titles matter. A buyer wants to feel like that artwork they are about to purchase from you is one of your best ever - that it truly is one of your masterworks. They’re going to have a hard time believing that if you’ve called the piece “Untitled No. 427.”
Coming up with great titles for artwork can be difficult. Many artists feel like it’s more work to come up with a title than it is to create a masterpiece. But titles matter. A buyer wants to feel like that artwork they are about to purchase from you is one of your best ever - that it truly is one of your masterworks. They’re going to have a hard time believing that if you’ve called the piece “Untitled No. 427.”
- Titles offer added information or clues into the meaning of each piece
- Take advantage of the opportunity to communicate with the viewer - Don’t use “untitled”
- Use a consistent format of individual titles in each series
- Titles also allow for easy identification of each piece
- Create titles for each series
- A good title becomes a part of the buyer’s narrative.
- A particularly good title will help sell the artwork.
- Conversely, a bad title can hamper sales.
Gallerists look for Artists that Create a Cohesive Body of Work:
- COHESIVE in subject matter, composition, style, technique, scale, size, shape, medium, presentation, and/or framing
- Art that is consistent & identifiable as your artwork in a “signature style”
- Organized by series, with variations on a theme
- Sufficient number of pieces to sell
Gallerists look for artists that are Professional and have a Commitment to their Artist Career:
- Exhibit artwork on a regular basis
- Member of art organizations
- Have taken classes to grow their skill
- T each art
- Active in social media
- Active in the art community
- Can bring followers, fans, and art aficionados to opening receptions, artist talks, and gallery events
Gallerists expect artists to:
- Sign their artwork
- Properly label their artwork
- Deliver artwork on time
- Deliver artwork in good condition
- Deliver artwork with a printed and digital delivery record
- Attend opening receptions and participate in artist talks
- Help promote the events through social media, email newsletters, etc.
- Pick up their artwork on time after exhibitions