A sliver of recognition

"A shiver of recognition passes through me when I create an image of the West that had always existed, if only in my subconscious."

Hmm.  Was that shiver?  Or sliver? And I believe the tense used here may be past, imperfect...

Prisoner of the real

"I am writing with light the action trying to find out the reflection of the answer. But I am possessed by my photo, by the limit of the real which I must transcend in order not to become its prisoner."

Words fail me... but perhaps that's because I am imprisoned by the real...

Somewhere beyond our Ken...

Extreme de-focusing enables me to blend and distill hues, creating rhapsodies of color that are meditative pieces--glimpses into a space of pure color, beyond our focus, beyond our ken.

This one's not that bad until you get to the part about ken. The real question is -- is it beyond Barbie, too? How about Midge? Maybe the space of pure color exists somewhere midway between Midge and Skipper...

Welcome!

Artist statements are always a challenge to write, but some people really have a wonderful way of saying absolutely nothing and sounding surprisingly, convincingly deep. I've known this -- and been collecting bad examples -- for years, but when I saw the above quotation from Calvin I knew the time had arrive to take them public.

I'll try to limit myself to one example a day, but there may be more if I uncover something truly inspirational. I'll add art from time to time to add color to the page, but I promise not to make fun of other people's art; I'll just offer my own bad paintings and photos.  I have plenty!

I do want to say that there are some delightful artist statement generators on the web; feel free to explore and create your own bad artist statement.

http://www.artybollocks.com
http://gurneyjourney.blogspot.com/2009/12/artists-statement-generator.html

http://kyleclements.com/generate_statement_1.html

If you find any particularly egregious statements to share, feel free to email me at woodenhue@gmail.com. And enjoy!