Artist Information:
Clayton Faulkner
randburg,
South Africa
Member Since: Jun 2006
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Artist Statement:
ARTIST STATEMENT
By CC Faulkner
I have been asked to generate an artist statement. What is it exactly? I would think it is explaining where I stand in society, what my beliefs are, how do I want people to view me and my art. So the question arises, what do I consider art, an oil painting, a visual on paper, a visual on a computer screen or can it be a thought or process? Scarier, is the question, what do you view as art? Is it everything we can and cannot see? It is the eye of an artist who designed the chair you are now sitting on. It is the walls that now surround you; it is the song that makes you feel. It is what makes you happy or sad. An artist is a person that evokes an emotion purposefully. As an artist do I want to make someone angry, happy or leave the viewer with a question?
To understand what I do as an artist is not as simple as following a single thought process to highlight a particular area of concern. Like any human, some days I am happy and some angry and there are many ...
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Clayton Faulkner's Free Artist Portfolio
Welcome to Clayton Faulkner's Portfolio. Browse Faulkner's body of work: ARTIST STATEMENT
By CC Faulkner
I have been asked to generate an artist statement. What is it exactly? I would think it is explaining where I stand in society, what my beliefs are, how do I want people to view me and my art. So the question arises, what do I consider art, an oil painting, a visual on paper, a visual on a computer screen or can it be a thought or process? Scarier, is the question, what do you view as art? Is it everything we can and cannot see? It is the eye of an artist who ... | |
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