Monday, March 7, 2022

Artist interview (Due 5/11)

Work with your classmate partner, pick out 5 questions and interview each other.  Use smart phone or camera to record the interview.  Due May 11 in your google drive folder.

Please introduce yourself?

What’s your background?

How did you start making art/photography?

Why do you make art/photography?

Why is making art important?

What role does the artist have in society?

Professionally, what’s your goal of being an artist/photographer?

What is your purpose in making art? (hobbies, passion, job, money, fame, power, inspiration, etc.)

Name three artists you’d like to be compared to?

How have you developed your career?

How do you seek out opportunities?


What activity do you most enjoy doing?

What research do you do?

What book do you read?

What's the last great book you read?

What inspires you?

Who are your biggest influences?

What's the last show that you saw?

What's the last show that surprised you? Why?

What's your favorite place to see art/photography?

What’s your favorite artwork?

Do you collect anything?

What work of art do you wish you owned?

Do you have a gallery/museum-going routine?

What project are you working on now? What is your most important artist tool? Is there an element of art you enjoy working with most? Why? What does your work aim to say? How does your work comment on current social or political issues? What are the values and beliefs of the culture in which your artwork was made? Is there an artwork you are most proud of? Why? What do you see as the strengths of your artwork, visually, technically, or conceptually? What is missing from your artwork?

Who do you think was your artwork created for?

How do you personally relate to/connect with your arts?

What do you want people to remember about your artwork?

What memorable responses have you had to your artwork?

What do you like about your artwork?

What do you dislike about your artwork?

If you could change your previous artwork, how would you change it? Why?

How do you title your artwork and why?

How long will it take you to finish an artwork?

How do you know when a work is finished? If you could have a group exhibition or collaboration with 3 other artists, who would they be and


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