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"Don'tQuoteDeleuze":HowtoWriteaGoodArtittatement
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MARCH15,2017

LeonidPaternak'ThePaionofCreation

Writingaoutartihard.Writingaoutartthatoumadecaneevenharder.Wehearartita,IfIknewhowtodecriemworkinword,Idea
writer,notanartit.Whilethimaetrue,whattruerithefactthatatomepoint,ouaanartitwilleakedtowriteanartittatementand
whetherornotitigood,willmatter.o,whatmakeanartittatementgood?Whetherou'reapplingforareidencorgrant,oroujutwantto
perfectourelevatorpitch,hereareahandfulofthingnottoincludeinourartittatement,pluafewtiptomaketheprocealittlele
excruciating.

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1.YourArtittatementINotAPiece
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Reitthetemptationtouethiaanopportunittowriteapoemoruverttheintitutionoftheartittatement.Wegetit;oureanartit.We
earchartit,gallerie,how...

realldojutgenuinelwanttoknowwhatourartiaout.Pleaetellu.

2.Oh,YouLovedArtaaChild?JointheClu

Thewortwatotartanartittatementiwiththefollowingword:verinceIwaalittlegirl,Ivealwalovedmakingart.Unleouwere
literallraiedwolveorgrewupinahermeticallealeduitealauleo,thiinotinteretinginformation.Motkidloveart,andregardle,
havingalongloveaffairwithourcraftdoentmeanmuchitwhatouhavetohowforitthatcount.Thereireallnoneedtoexplainwhenou
ecameinteretedinart.

3.AvoidTheeWord:

Juxtapoe
Humanit
Humancondition
Concern
Chao
Uncann(unleittrul,truliuncann.Lookupthedefinition.)
Notion
peculative
xplore
Rupture
Trouled
Liminal
Controverial(unleitactuallparkedcontrover.)
Decontruct

4.JutUeFewerWordinGeneral

Dontconvoluteourentenceeatingaroundtheuh.Forintance:Martpracticeiconcernedwithexploringnotionofgenderreallmean,
Martiaoutgender.Or,IminteretedininvetigatingideaandconcepturroundingnotionofraceecomeIinvetigaterace.epecific
anddontuevaguewordthatkeepoufromgettingtothepoint.

5.IfYourWorkIAoutYou,WhhouldWeCare?

Ifouremakingartaoutourperonalexperience,fine.utthequetionouhavetoakourelfi,Whimperonalexperiencerelevanttoanone
utme?Whatdoeourexperienceaaouttheworldoulivein?Whatcanpeoplelearnfromourtorthatmighteuefultothem?Ueour
experiencetoillutrateomelargeriue,topic,culture,orideathatothercanrelatetoorlearnfrom.

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6.FindHelp
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Noteveroneiagoodwriter,andthattotalloka.YouhouldntneedtoealetorecitetheChicagoManualoftleveratimtowriteagoodartit
earchartit,gallerie,how...

tatement.utdontletourlackluterwritingkilleanexcueforalopptatement.Findawordmith,uthemaeer,andakthemtohelpou
editourtext.Notonlwillapoorlwrittentatementmakeourideahardertoundertand,utgrammaticalerrorcouldalocomeoffaevidenceof
apathandirreverencetowardwhateveropportunitourevingfor.

7.DontaYourWorkIInteretingWe'lletheJudgeofThat

Rememerwhatourmiddlechoolnglihteachertoldouhow,donttell.Decriingourworkameaningful,captivating,groundreaking,
eautiful,orinteretingdoenttellourreaderanthingaoutwhatourworkactualli.(Plu,itcomeoffaalittlecock.)Intead,writeaoutour
workinawathathowhowitintereting.

8.DontReferenceDeleuzeUnleYouAolutelHaveTo

Ingeneral,itproalettoavoidrelingontheideaofotherpeopletopropupourwork.utifoureallmutreferenceaphiloopher,critic,or
theorit,makeuretowriteaverrief(couldefiveword)decriptionofwhothatperoni.Dontaumeeveronewhoreadourtatementhadthe
amelieralarteducationoudid.Intermofreferencingotherartit:ifourworkintentionallanddelieratelreferenceotherartit,andthee
referenceareintegraltothemeaningofourwork,allmean,nametheartitoureference.Otherwie,donotcompareourelftootherartit,
e.g.,LikePicao,Ipaint

9.KnowWhatInternationalArtnglihI,AndVoidUingIt

In2012,AlixRuleandDavidLevinerilliantlandhilarioulwroteaoutwhatthecalledInternationalArtnglih:thethecurioulexical,
grammatical,andtliticfeaturetoocommonlfoundinart-worldprereleae.Hereiatinexcerpt,utdoourelfafavorandreadtheentire
thing:

IAhaaditinctivelexicon:aporia,radicall,pace,propoition,iopolitical,tenion,tranveral,autonom.Anartitworkinevitalinterrogate,
quetion,encode,tranform,uvert,imricate,diplacethoughoftenitdoentdotheethingomuchaiterveto,functionto,oreemto
(ormighteemto)dotheething.IAreukenglihforitlackofnoun:Viualecomeviualit,gloalecomegloalit,potentialecome
potentialit,experienceecomeexperiencailit.

10.WriteAouttheMotInteretingApectofYourWork(NotAllApectAreIntereting)

xplainingourprocecanrevealomethingaoutourworkthatintimmediatelknownjutlookingatit.Ifthiithecae,explainawa.utfor
motartit,thipla--plaaccountjutintnecear.Forintance,ifoureapainter,thereireallnoneedtomentionthatoueginourda
primingourcanvae,orthatourartworkalwaeginwithanideaoraketch.Figureoutwhatmakeourworkunlikeotherpeopleandfocu
onthat.Foromeartit,thatitheirproce,forotheritmightetheirreearchmethod,orconcept,orrelationhiptoarthitor,etc.

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11.KeepIthortandweet
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it.Leimore.Youdontwanttheucceofourapplicationtorelonwhetherornotourpanelitcanread2,000wordin60econd.

12.YourLoveforMakingArtDoentJutifitWorth

Pleae,pleae,pleaedontwriteaouthowmuchoulovepainting,orhowfunititoeinthetudio,orhowceramiciaformoftherap.Dontgetit
wrongwereverhappforouifoufeeltheewa,andweundertandthatworkingcreativelcaneaverupliftingandjofulproce.uthere
thething:ourexperienceofmakingourartinnowainfluenceourexperienceoflookingatit.Thimaeemcounter-intuitive,utanartit
tatementinotaoutou,theartit;itaoutourwork,theart.

13.TalkItOut

Ifourehavingwriterlock,dontgiveup.Downloadavoicerecordingapponourphoneandrecordourelftalkingaoutourworkoutloudtoa
friend(orourcat.)Afteroutrancrieourpeechandeditoutthelikeandum,oumighteurpriedwithhowgooditound.Andifnot,atleat
oullhaveomethingdownonthepagethatoucanworkfrom.Textthaticonverationalandeemingleffortleieaierandmorefuntoreadthat
textthateemlikeitwapaintakingllaorioutowrite.

14.Ovioul,DecrieYourWork

Ifomeonewatandinginfrontofourart,whatquetionmighttheakou?Whatcouldoutellthemthatwouldgivethemaricher,more
informedviewingexperience?Writeaoutourworkinawathatwilladdomethingtotheviewingexperience,notjutummarizeit.Ifourehaving
troulegettingthejuiceflowing,hereareafewquetionoucananwertogetoutarted(jutrememer,oudontneedtoaddrealloftheeinour
tatement.):

Whdidoumaketheartthatoumade?
Whatdoeitaaouttheworld?
Whatdoeithelppeopleundertand?
Whatdoeitlooklike?
Whatdidoumakeitoutofandhowdidoumakeit?
Howdoeitaddrethehitorofitmedium?
Whatortofculture,topic,oriuedoeitdecrie?
Whatdoouexpectouraudiencetogainfromit?

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