Length: 250 Words
Due: Lab 2
This short statement is to help you and your audience get an initial glimpse of the media maker behind the work. It is an important part both of thinking about yourself as a creator, a producer of ideas, images and more, and of getting the word out about your work.
You should think about your personal motivation as well as about the medium in which you work (or in which you hope to work!) and your background.
Where do your curiosities lie? What have you studied that interests you? What experiences have helped shape your worldview? Try to be specific.
What about influences? Are there certain artists or filmmakers that you admire or appreciate?
Most importantly, think not only about "what you're interested in," but about why something interests you, and about what you're trying to say with your work. What are you truly passionate about? What truths about the world are you trying to express? In other words, it's not enough to say, "I'm interested in Hip Hop." Rather, dig into what Hip Hop might express that you identify with: "I'm interested in showing that Hip Hop lies at the heart of understanding the deep inner inspirations of urban youth in the early 21st century."
For inspiration, here are a few artist statements you can look at:
http://artiststatements.wordpress.com/2011/02/03/claes-oldenburg-i-am-for-an-art/
https://filmproduction160.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/artist-statement-2/
http://www.ambriente.com/about.html
Here are some statement from your fellow Fall 2014 peers:
Naiche Parker http://naichelizzette.tumblr.com/
Zheng Jie Lin http://traviscantaffordink.blogspot.com/
Andrew Kimler http://andrewkimlermedia160.blogspot.com/
Kevin Venkatesh http://kevinvenkatesh.blogspot.com/
Chris Trano http://tranomedia.blogspot.com/
