Posts tagged art

So, does Bennington have a program for people who want to go into Art Therapy? How would that work? — Asked by Anonymous

Hey there. So, we don’t necessarily have a program for art therapy, but that doesn’t mean you couldn’t create one. The way the Plan Process works, I could see you combining psychology and visual arts to work with art therapy. Read more about the Plan here.

Also, Liam answered a similar question about music therapy a few days ago, and I think his answer was pretty good, so you should check that out here.

-Evan ‘13

For the "Form and Fabric" final project, are the models all Bennington students? — Asked by Anonymous

Courtenay ‘13 responds: “对。他们都是本宁顿的大学生.”

(She is participating in nearby Middlebury College’s summer language program, in which all participants sign an oath to only communicate in their language of study for the duration of the program).

According to Google Translate, that Mandarin equates (more or less) to a ‘yes.’ Hope that helps!

-Evan ‘13

courtenayhouk:

“Form and Fabric” by Courtenay Houk ‘13

(Final project for Digital Photography Foundations)

***Check out the complete installation on the first floor of VAPA, next to the ladies’ room!

liaminadmissions:

Over the summer we’ll be posting weekly pics of the academic spaces on campus.

This week, the sculpture studios.

Check out some other ones here.

METALLLL

Liam

tarragonshenanigans:

My final for Digital Photography Foundations. By only using subjects on campus, I took 100 pictures to create a gradient through color and light to dark. Cus I’m cray cray and decided to think of and tackle such a thing. But I’m really happy with how it came out and it totally looks like I’m in the Chromophilia class. Hours and hours and hours of my life right there.

Top: Final project.

Left: Me showin’ it some lovins and givin’ it some scale.

Right: The aftermath; 100 little blobs of putty.

[reblogged by Ellie]

benningtoncollege: When you visit VAPA, there is no telling what you’ll discover. [reblogged by Ellie]

benningtoncollege:

When you visit VAPA, there is no telling what you’ll discover.

[reblogged by Ellie]

Here are some photos from the class of 2012’s senior visual art show!

All images were taken by Kate!

- Ellie

Well hey there tumblrers! I am wondering how accessible the VAPA facilities are to those not taking classes in that particular medium. For example, if I want to throw pots, glaze, and fire them, but I don't have time to take a pottery class. Part 2 of my question: how open to walk-ins are classes? What if I feel the desire to sit in on part of an art class/lecture, but am only able to attend half of it, and don't intend to get credit? — Asked by Anonymous

I AM NOT AN ART STUDENT, and the answer to this also differs for every studio and piece of equipment, but my impression is this.

You need to in someway demonstrate that you have the proper knowledge and skills to be safe in a space and not break anything. This usually happens by taking an intro class in something, but you can sometimes get around it. After that, you can sometimes use spaces when you are not in a class, but preference for time and materials always go to students who need the space for credit.

As far as your second question, that is totally at the discretion of the professor. In general I would say most are pretty open but have the following concerns: if you have to leave in the middle of a class will it disrupt it, and is the classroom environment in some way a safe space that will develop through the mutual sharing of work and thought, and will an outsider be detrimental to that? If neither of those are the case, I think most professors would be fine with it.

Liam

Can we see some ceramic works from Bennington students?? — Asked by Anonymous

I was gonna run over to Usdan Gallery to take pictures of ceramics stuff from this year’s senior show, but alas, it has closed for the summer. I did some digging, though, and found a handful of visual arts works from the past couple of years. Pictured above is (what I’m pretty sure is) Genevieve ‘11’s work in last year’s Senior Show.

You can find more photos of student work, including some more ceramics stuff here! 

-Evan ‘13

[Part 3 of the Posters at Bennington Series]

One of the most common questions I’m asked on tours is “What is there to do at Bennington?” I know that before I came here I couldn’t for the life of me imagine what one would do all day at a small liberal arts school in Vermont. But when I visited campus I realized that everywhere I looked, the walls were plastered with posters advertising clubs, performances, discussions, lectures, films, and more. 

So I thought, for those of you who can’t visit campus just yet, that I’d start a weekly series where I showcase some of the posters around campus over the past year or two. All photo credits go to the folks behind the Bennington College Flickr!

-Ellie

Senior Show

Last night was the opening reception for the Senior Show, which lives in the Usdan Gallery until the end of the term. The works the seniors who have been working in Visual Arts showed are inspiring and beautiful. It is great to see the culmination of work from friends and classmates. 

Check it out when you get a chance, if you’re on campus. Below is a selection of some of my favorite works from the show. 

Stanley Wong

Ellen Bogen (sorry for the yellow hue of the photograph)

Farhad Mirza

India K 

-Kate D.

Intersection: Art and Physics

Trying to help my friend construct a sculpture earlier this month pushed me into foreign territory. I found myself wishing that I knew more about physics. It didn’t help when I looked around and saw this:

A creation by Chendru Starkloff who is using his understanding of physics and tapping in to professors here to make some really interesting work. 

The assignment for the Intro to Sculpture class was to create a sculpture that captures a movement you do everyday. His action: mounting his bike.

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Knitting sculpture by Molly Spier ‘12. From Molly’s artist statement:

“I have been knitting for 10 years, starting when I was a wee camper at a summer camp in the San Juan Islands in Washington State. A woman named Jaina taught me. I remember trying to knit a square, but not having a command over the mechanics, the square increase itself, resulting in an unfinished triangle. Since that first project knitting has been a constant in my life. When I got to Bennington I started surfing knitting blogs. I noticed that knitting projects often weren’t just garments, but that it was possible to be sculptural, even representative through knitting. I took on small projects for friends, making Kiwi birds, bananas with peels, and an octopus with a beer bottle in each tentacle (aptly named ‘Drunktopus’). Entering into Intro Sculpture with Jon Isherwood was a no-brainer. I knew that there were many different things to explore in the fiber medium, and taking sculpture classes has allowed me to get my hands dirty and make things I wouldn’t have expected. I have been making work in the Advanced Sculpture class for four terms now, moving from knitting to spinning to felting. It has been important for me to work in the fiber medium, and through this practice working to understand the significance of being a maker. This term my focus has been on needle felting and making collage. The entry of collage into my work came when I took Mary Lum’s Markmaking and Representation class. Collage is a satisfyingly fast-paced practice for me, while knitting and needle felting takes much more time.”

[Images from the Bennington College Flickr]

- Ellie

There is a surrealism that is inherent in photography - it’s a dead moment.
Photography professor Jonathan Kline in my class Historical Processes (India K, ‘12)

THE SILO!!!

The SILO (!!!) is up online. It’s our journal of arts and letters and it is well worth your time and exploration. GO HERE NOW to see art, poetry, music and etc from Bennington students.  

-Riley