Tag: artist statement
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Mathua Mateka Rough Notes
Website much too flashy. One very large image that takes ages to load, even on my fast connection, never mind slow ones in Africa. Rolling slideshows etc down right hand side lead to very slow loading large images. Seems to be trying to use the most jazzy tools for photo galleries. But very confusing…
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Dillon Marsh Rough Notes
South Africa landscape website Themed series of mostly fairly muted colour images of diamond and copper mines, pathways and trees in landscape. Biography: I was born in Cape Town in 1981 and I continue to live there today. I received a Bachelor’s Degree in Fine Art from the University of Stellenbosch and during the course of…
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Emeka Okerere Rough Notes
Nigeria website Much more voyeuristic and less engaged than eg Michael Tsegaye. Performance photography, Artist’s statement Emeka Okereke born in 1980 is a Nigerian photographer who lives and works between Africa and Europe, moving from one to the other on a frequent basis. He came in contact with photography in 2001. He is a member…
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What are Artist’s Statements?
An artist’s statement is sometimes referred to as a ‘statement of intent’. It can be seen as a marketing device, or simply as a means of describing practitioners’ interests. They: vary in terms of their length and the details they cover. may relate to a specific body of work or it may talk about practice more generally. probably contains…
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Artists’ statements
Exercise 5.7 Prepare your artist’s statement An artist’s statement is sometimes referred to as a ‘statement of intent’. It can be seen as a marketing device, or simply as a means of describing practitioners’ interests. They: vary in terms of their length and the details they cover. may relate to a specific body of work or it may talk…