Week 1 - Artist Statement

This week I was introduced to the task of creating an "Artist Statement" for myself. An artist statement is described as a short description (1000 words) of yourself, your work, and your methods. I feel it would be a sort of hybrid between a CV and a short Biography, where it must be descriptive, but also have positive advertising for yourself. I think this task will grant a valuable skill that would be necessary to create a professional portfolio, what the best questions to ask yourself are, when you are writing about yourself.

The most difficult aspect I think I will have with writing my statement, will be not using language that would be found in a CV, but still advertising myself as skilled and able. I also think that the content of my statement will have to be personalised to not sound boring or like any other statement a potential client or employer would read. Another factor that may add difficulty to the task is keeping the content out of the realms of traditional artist's statements or "Fine Art".

Research
In order to keep up with trends and produce material relevant to clients, I subscribe to various technology news websites, so I am always 'clued in' on the latest hardware and software developments. This is important as it offers an insight into where trends are going in computers (and sometimes print), so I have the knowledge what clients (and their clients) will be using, and what I should design for. These articles also give data that I can use to predict upgrades to my own tools (computer, peripherals, etc.), so I can keep producing higher quality work, faster and more efficiently.


Image of AMD Phenom II from: www.hexus.net

Hexus is a UK based technology-news website that covers a huge array of platforms and hardware. It is an excellent source of information and statistics. This website reviewed and praised one of the newest CPUs from AMD, and I was convinced enough to make a decision that this CPU will be my next upgrade.

I feel this is worth mentioning as my custom built PC is my main tool in the work I do, so it will have to be mentioned in my statement.