Tag: writing authenticity

They say your work should speak for itself, but in reality, the words that accompany it often decide who actually listens. The exhibition text, that small paragraph on the wall, the label beside your piece, or the short description on a gallery website, carries far more weight than most artists imagine. It doesn’t just explain your work, it shapes how people approach it. Before a viewer has even looked long enough to feel something, those few lines have already told them how to see. Think about it, two artists might create…