tional or significant to understand about your work, mention it here. - Inspiration and Influence: Discuss what inspires you to create your art. This could be anything from personal experiences to broader themes or issues you’re passion - ate about. - Personal Philosophy: End with a de - scription of your personal philosophies. This is where you can share your thoughts on the role of art in your life and society. Can you provide similar information about your own work? ##Shoosty My name is Stephen Shooster. I am a fine artist and writer born 1958 in Chester, Penn - sylvania and I grew up in a combination of Cherry Hill, NJ and Hollywood, Florida. As an artist I am an explorer. I do not con - form to a single style. I study art all over the world and bring it into my work as patterns and forms, echoes of the world. I am a ra - dar dish for content. I ask everyone I know to send me pictures of bugs and patterns. I seek out whatever captures my attention and then I dig in and think deeply about it while making my own version. By tracing the lines of world pattern spend a lot of time thinking about each one.
Artist’s Statement Stephen Shooster, aka Shoosty Nov 29th, 2024
Arguably, the artist’s statement is the most critical short introduction an artist can pro - vide. The approach to making one is as im - portant as what you write. An artist’s state - ment is a chance to meet the artist. There are no defined rules.* On April 19, 2024, I discussed building my art - ist statement with Microsoft Copilot, an artificial intelligence chat bot. Sharing the whole conver - sation with you is more revealing about who I am than just showing you the summary. ##My Initial Prompt to Copilot Please help me write an artist statement. Please provide an outline and prompt me along to build a few paragraphs. ##Copilot Sure, I’d be happy to help you write an artist’s statement. Here’s a general outline to get us started: - Introduction: Briefly introduce yourself and your art. Mention the medium you work in and the key themes of your work. - Artistic Process: Describe the process of creating your art. If there’s anything unconven -
*Note to my fellow artists, do not get caught in the trap of someone else’s idea of what an artist’s statement should be. Artists, by defini - tion, are creators. Show us.
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