Art Rationale/Statement of Intent

[tasek]

I'm really struggling with this statement of intent.
Does anyone have a good example or know of where I could find a decent example of one?

The photocopied, handwritten rubbish our teacher gave us is useless.

[jane1234]

Here's a sample one... found it when trying to enrol for DECV:

The Generation Y population, are still teenagers.

What will they look like in twenty years time?
This is the focus of my folio exploration.
We are fed the belief that the ideal human being must be flawlessly
beautiful, wealthy and successful. If we accept this, I believe, we will find
ourselves living hollow and empty lives. Mark Conner, my pastor at City life
Church said, ‘When the Generation Y population grow up, there will be a
mass endemic of adults in a midlife crisis.’ This was a quote which resonated
through my mind, and was the inspiration behind this theme.
I began to explore the media which is so dominant in our culture, to
discover to what extent it manipulates our minds and forms our beliefs. I then
explored the aesthetic aspects of the media, the potency of type form,
models, brands and products.
At first I experimented with word art and typography as well as media
language. I found that the media spoke in a succinct and epigrammatic
style. In this way, the word ‘WHY’ encapsulates for me, the confusion and
need for answers. I progressively experimented using specifically the printed
advertising material directed towards my generation.
I found myself at a pivotal stage in my folio when a Top Art’s student
inspired me to ‘draw on my strengths.’ I then decided to explore with
traditional mediums such as paint, mono printing and drawing which
contrasts with the artificiality of Generation Y’s obsession with technology.
My folio began to evolve from word art to photography and then drawings.
I realised I would look like my parents in 20 years time, so began to
explore their figures and facial features to convey my message. However,
they became the main subjects of my final solution. I found myself finally
comfortable with what I wanted to do, and so, proceeded to develop my
finished artwork as a body of folio work, including, drawing, photography,
sculpture and installations. My parents were shown as a metaphor showing
bewilderment and frustration, as they search for answers to the question
implied in the word ‘WHY.’
generation y… generation why
WHY

I just wish the enrolment for distance ed would go through... I'm going to be so behind with my folio :S

[tasek]

Thanks. Thats really well written and a really interesting concept.

What is distance ed?