The Answer to Why Is in the Act

A Wisdom Body Collective Series on Artist Statements

Weeks ago, I launched our series on artist statements with a call to action — why artist statements are an important artifact of artistic communication. In reality, I’ve made very few public artistic statments. Call me old fashioned; I like my statements like my art — tangible objects in the hands of patrons, on walls, or even on the back of a forgotten resume.

Last week, several students asked why I write. I danced around the answer and realized that like art…