HOW TO WRITE ABOUT YOUR ART - A CASE STUDY
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 15 มิ.ย. 2024
- Struggling to write about your artworks? You are not alone. Yanbei, a Chinese artist living in Europe finds it hard to communicate his ideas. Moving to a new country does not offer a fresh start, but also a set of challenges. Studying Yanbei as a case study will hopefully offer you some insight on how to better write about your art.
Interested in the subject?
Here is the article Joanne from the video wrote about Yanbei and writing about art:
► veryprivategallery.com/wester...
00:00 Intro
02:04 Artist Biography
03:43 First Impression
05:44 Meeting the Artist
06:09 Challenges
12:27 JustLX Art Fair
12:44 Tips on Writing
17:22 Outro
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I think what is missing is a hook or a way into his art that will bridge new potential collectors. Hiring someone to write about your art is fine, but you (as the artist) still have to provide the content. The writer needs something to build upon. I really like your suggestion about linking the art into related subjects like tea, writing etc. I would suggest the link between the uniqueness of Chinese calligraphy and finger prints and identity or privacy etc. I also think people want to meet the artist and thus you have a language barrier - how to get around this? I have a lousy public speaking voice, so I share the same problem despite English being my first language. And of course, if you are selling in Europe, language will always be a challenge if it is not your own country. Good video piece. Cheers. Chris
Thank you for these tips!.
I always write a little bit about the piece, specially what materials I used and the size of it. But it never occurred to write about what motivated me, I will write about that next time. Thank you!
Great contents and thank you for sharing this case study! So much useful information👍👍👍
Great video, and thanks as usual for your insightful tips.
Hey John, nice to see you here again. We are working on an article on this subject, and a second follow up video from gallerists at ARCO art fair. I hope to make more of them in the future.
keep going with your valuable contents. that really help me as emerging artist. thank you for the content you make.
Thank you for having this discussion for our benefit! Knowing the meaning of the painting with the bamboo leaves really touched me more than it would have without that information. I had a sense of the structure-less leaves, without foundation, without strength or purpose, but my knowledge of the meaning of bamboo in traditional Chinese culture is very limited and shallow, so the direct "translation" of the meaning was enlightening, and the painting had a greater impact for me then. I have read a lot of anthropological texts and your conversation inspired me to incorporate an anthropological perspective in how I write about my future art. Being immersed in my own culture though, I wonder how possible it is for me to even know the water in which I swim distinctly enough from other waters to make this work. But...YOU did! So it must be possible! I will make an attempt and try not to be pedantic (gross), haha. Thank you again!
[Also, at your recommendation, I made a channel and have nothing on it yet, but I will. Just getting my toes wet.... I really appreciate your generous sharing for the benefit of all
Thank you for making this lovely video. Little bit of writing goes a long way for me to appreciate the artist. In your next video can you continue with this case study? I'm curious how will you and Jo would approach to the text itself. Would you describe the paintings? His influences? His life? Do you have any tips with the writing itself?
Also in general I would like to read more about contemporary (or traditional) Chinese painting and painters in English, since my Chinese is still at a beginner level. There are many interesting things to learn from art.
I hope you enjoy your time in Lisbon and the artist will have a good time in his fair
We published the related article a few hours later. Joanne wrote about Yan Bei following applying the tips. Mo couldn't wait to publish everything at the same time. The team is a bit chaotic :p Link added to the video description! Thank you again Berika for supporting us.
great video!
Thanks!
There's a guy writing on medium, I have seen people say to publish on your own site, and then copy the content across to medium (they have a form which you put in the url and it copies it for you). You can monetise on medium whilst your website grows.
Yes that’s a good idea in many aspects. Just nowadays with SEO, it’s harder to rank high with content that are duplicated elsewhere. It would be too much of a copy-paste in the eyes of search engines.
這個背景音樂好熟悉，和我自己的視頻用的背景音樂一模一樣。哈哈哈
Haha I am quite simple when it comes to music. I like everything! But just now I realised it might sound a bit like an ad… 😬
Always the best! Aloha
Hola, halo, and Aloha! 🖖
Thank you for making these great, eye opening videos. I am so glad to have discovered your channel recently. I am a foreigner artist living in Beijing and I was wondering if I can get in touch with you for more guidance on the art world here and how to choose and approach galleries for shows.
Thanks for your message. I will be making more videos like this in 2023! Are you fluent in Chinese? I ask because I can point you to some good resources if you are. Myself I haven’t been living in China for over a decade. I am quite isolated from the contemporary art world in Beijing. But I do follow some magazines and social accounts in Chinese.
@@VeryPrivateGallery Hi. Thank you for the reply. My Chinese is just ok, enough to get by. Yes, magazine and social accounts suggestions would be great. Much appreciated! Looking forward to more videos like this.
@@888drlong First of all, let me recommend you some local places. You can follow the social account of 中间艺术馆 or visit them from time to time. They are one of the best research-based museums I personally know. Otherwise, the 今日美术馆 is suitable for casual visits. They are quite successful commercially. If you speak Spanish or French, you can visit 塞万提斯 or 法盟 near the stadium. They have regular art events.
great vid
Thanks for watching!
Thanks for your insights. I wonder if artists pay to exhibit at this fair?
This is the normal kind of art fair only galleries can participate. Some art fairs you can participate as an artist, but not this one.
Great tips, I have a terrible time talking about my art, is it because I'm over 60? I have been painting for about 6 years and still can't figure out what to say about why I do what I do.
Honestly that last tip was important! Even after listening to his explanation about bamboo leaf without stem thing I'm still not getting it. It went right above my head n also didn't make me feel anything. This artist's work is too too specific for average art watchers in international world... He needs to broaden his range of work to be at least be at a level, where we can understand n like it..
If I was in that gallery, I would look at it with ??? marks and move on 😖
Hi Alo, thanks for your input. I think most of contemporary artworks are like this: oh it is a “urinary” on the wall, or 150,000 dollars for a “banana taped to the wall”? Most average viewers wouldn’t get the ideas behind right away. The difference I believe, is that a smaller artist or Asian artist gets a “discount” in their interest. Their interest might not arrive at a certain point that provokes curiosity and learning. However, it is fine. An artist can’t reach everyone. As long as he can target Asian art lovers and captures some of them, it’s all good!
Hi there. 👋 I really enjoyed your vlogs & they have given me so much information. By the way may I know your sweet name?