REFLECTION OF ARTIST STATEMENT

HSIN-WEI HSU

REFLECTION

I have attended the english class for one month and I learned a lot. I was so surprised that this english class is not like the traditional english class, for example, there were no text books and we did not sit there and listen to what the teacher said. We had to discuss our opinions with each other, we had to do practice that combine with reading, listening and writing skills, also, we had to do the research by ourselves. Although it was a challenge for me, I still felt good. I think it is a efficient way to improve my english ability.

For the artist's statement assignment, we read some artist's statements at first. I think it is helpful for writing our own statement. There are different components and styles in a artist's statement. After reading these statements, I can understand the basic form of it. Also, I saw the Amy Guggenheim's video. She mentioned about many important ideas about artist's statement which were very helpful for me. At that class, I could not only learn how to write my statement, but also practice my english.

In the class, I talked about my idea with my classmates and I got feedback form them, also, they got the feedback from me. It was very good practice for me, because to study in the US, this skill is very important. For example, we read others' statements and use our own opinion to gave feedback. We had good interaction with each other. Also, group discussion is very important. I can learn how to negotiate idea with my group members and how to cooperate with my classmates as a team work.

I like the artist's statement presentation. In the presentation, I understood my classmates more, I knew their ideas about art, what are they studying right now, it was very interesting. As a painter, the artist's statement is very important fro me, and I am glad that I have my basic version of statement now. As the teacher said before, I will have many chances to do my presentation in the future, so I think it is good for me to practice it as soon as possible.

As a graduate student, I need many skills for doing my study, and I think the english class can really help me to learn these skills.

Hsiao-Ping's feedback to Hsin-Wei's Presentation

Hsin Wei’s power point was well-designed and the most interesting part of his presentation was his art work. He used “why” “what” “how” to describe his concept very clearly. I could understand how the Pop-art and the influential artists affect him. Moreover he introduced his art work. It was very interesting and presented his specific style. His gestures and time control were fine. He did a great presentation.

Artist Statement Final

HSIN-WEI HSU

ARTIST STATEMENT

I love the arts. When I was an elementary school student, I found that drawing was the way that I could express my emotion. Now, I express myself to others through painting. When I am painting, I can strongly feel my mind and body are joyful. For me, the functions of arts are expressing feelings and making people happy.

I love making art, and also I like to see art. I read arts magazines, exhibition catalogs and other books, and these are important resources for me. I get informations not only by reading, but also feeling. Recently, I visited the US, Japan and China to see their real contemporary arts and of course I learned a lot. Besides, I try to learn something from other artists and I think it is the best way to improve my work.

I am a pop culture addict. For instance, I like Japanese comics, animations, Hollywood movies, action figures and video games. When I enjoy these pop culture products, I feel happy. Most of my inspirations come from them. This is very helpful when I am doing my paintings and drawings. The reason that I put the subculture symbols in my painting is I want to record a contemporary phenomenon. As a contemporary artist, I want to show people what is happening right now in the 21^st century, to record it. Recently, subculture has become a great trend to affect our life, and I want to introduce it to people who do not understand it. Also, I can use pop culture symbols well because I am very familiar with them. When people see my artwork, I want to make them feel a sense of fun.

I am try to make my artwork more dramatic and memorable. I use a flat style to show my idea on the canvas. Flat is one of the important characteristics of pop culture. Also, I prefer to use bright colors and I try to make the figurative characters have dramatic actions. The reason that I use these styles is because I want to make the audience have a strong impression. I hope that my artwork can be understood by not only artists, but also common people. Making artwork easy to understand is very important to me, because I want to let everyone enjoy my art and make them feel happy. Pop culture is interesting, and I put it in my painting to make the audience feel interested.

I have gotten great influence form the Pop Art movement. Andy Warhol, the master of Pop Art, tried to make common things becoming art and let everyone enjoy it. I totally agree with this idea; I want to make art that everybody can understand and enjoy easily. In my paintings, I use figurative objects and characters, and I presented by flat style with bright colors. The Contemporary Pop artist, Takashi Murakami, who created a trend of Japanese Pop culture is also an artist that I admire. He creates cartoon characters which are full of subculture components. He uses a super flat style, and he has become a great success.

However, the art environment in Taiwan is not popular, and being an artist in Taiwan is not easy. I am glad that I still can make art right now, and I hope that I can keep doing it.

Artist Statement 3rd Draft

I love the arts. When I was an elementary school student, I found that drawing was the way that I could express my emotion. Now, I express myself to others through painting. When I painting, I can strongly feel my mind and body joyful. For me, the factions of arts are expressing feelings and making people happy.

I love making art, and also I like to see art. I read arts magazines, books and arts albums and those are the important resources for me. I got informations not only by reading, but also feeling. Recently, I visited the US, Japan and China to see their real contemporary arts and of course I learned a lot. Besides, I try to learn something from other artists and I think it is the best way to improve my arts.

Besides, I am a pop culture addict. For instance, I like Japanese comics, animations, Hollywood movies, action figures and video games. When I enjoy these pop culture products, I feel happy. Most of my inspirations are coming from them. These inspirations are very helpful when I am doing my paintings and drawings. The reason that I put the subculture symbols in my painting is I want to record the contemporary phenomenon. As a contemporary artist, I want to show people what happen right now in the 21^st century. I want to paint something that is happening now, and record it through my painting. Recently, subculture has become a great trend to affect our life, and I want to introduce subculture to people who do not understand. Also, I can use pop culture symbols well because I am very familiar with them. When people see my artwork, I want to make them feel fun. Using those subculture things can make my painting full of fun.

I am try to make my artwork more dramatic and memorable. I use flat style to show my idea on the canvas. Flat is one of the important characteristics of pop culture. Also, I prefer to use bright colors and I try to make the figurative characters have dramatic actions. The reason that I use these styles is because I want to make the audience have strong impression. I hope that my artwork can be understood by not only artists, but also common people. Making artwork easy to understand is very important to me, because I want to let everyone can enjoy my art and make everyone feels fun. Pop culture is interesting, and I put pop culture in my painting to make audience feel interesting.

I had great influence form the Pop Art movement. Andy Warhol, who is the master of Pop Art, he tried to make common things becoming arts and let everyone can enjoy arts. I am totally agree with this idea, I want to make art that everybody can understand and enjoy easily. In my paintings, I use figurative objects and characters, also, I presented by flat style with bright colors. The Contemporary Pop artist, Takashi Murakami, who created the trend of Japanese Pop culture is also the artist that I admired. In his artwork, he creates cartoon characters which full of subculture component. He uses super flat style to exhibit his artwork, and he has becoming very success. .

However, the art environment in Taiwan is not popular, and being an artist in Taiwan is not easy. I am glad that I still can make art right now, and I hope that I can keep doing it.

Artist Statement 2nd Draft

I love arts. When I was a elementary school student, I found that drawing is the way that I can express my emotion. Now, I express myself to others through painting. When I do painting, I can strongly feel my mind and body are joyful. For me, the factions of arts are expressing feelings and making people happy.

I love making arts, also I like to see arts. I read arts magazines, books and arts albums and those are the important resources for me. I got informations not only by reading, but also feeling. Recently, I visited US, Japan and China to see their real contemporary arts and of course I learned a lot. Besides, I try to learn something from other artists and I think it is the best way to improve my arts.

Besides, I am a pop culture addict. For instance, I like Japanese comics, animations, Hollywood movies, action figures and video games. When I enjoy those pop cultures, I feel happy. Most of my inspirations are coming from them. Those inspirations are very helpful when I am doing my paintings and drawings. The reason that I put the subculture symbols in my painting is I want to record the contemporary phenomenon. As a contemporary artist, I want to show people what happen right now in the 21^th century. Also, I can use pop culture symbols well because I am very familiar with them. When people see my artwork, I want to make them feel funny. Using those subculture things can make my painting full of fun.

I had great influence form the Pop Art movement. Andy Warhol, who is the master of Pop Art, he tried to make common things becoming arts and let everyone can enjoy arts. I am totally agree with this idea, I want to make art that everybody can understand and enjoy easily. In my paintings, I use figurative objects and characters, also, I presented by flat style with bright colors. I am try to make my artwork more dramatic and memorable

However, the art environment in Taiwan is not popular, and being an artist in Taiwan is not easy. I am glad that I still can doing arts right now, and I hope that I can keep doing it.

Artist Statement 1st Draft

I love arts. When I was a elementary school student, I found that drawing is the way that I can express my emotion. Now, I express myself to others though painting. When I do painting, I can strongly feel my mind and body are joyful. I love making arts, also I like seeing arts. I enjoy studying arts history and understanding the meaning of paintings. Recently, I visited US, Japan and China to see their contemporary art. Besides, I am a pop culture addict. For instance, I like Japanese comics, animations, Hollywood movies, action figures and video games. When I enjoy those pop cultures, I feel happy, and I get many inspirations from them. Those inspirations are very helpful when I am doing my painting. However, the art environment in Taiwan is not popular, and being an artist in Taiwan is not easy. I am glad that I still can doing arts right now, and I hope that I can keep doing it.