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Intermediate Guitar — MIN4025.01

Instructor: Hui Cox
Credits: 2
Instrumental Study on Guitar. Corequisite: Must participate in Music Workshop (Tuesday, 6:30 – 8:00 pm). Auditions will take place on Wednesday, May 17 in Jennings 335C or via Skype. Please email hcox@bennington.edu in advance to schedule an audition.

Intermediate Guitar —

Instructor: Hui Cox
Credits: 2
 (MIN4025.01) Hui Cox Instrumental Study on Guitar. Continued studies from Beginning Guitar. Advanced study in fret-board harmony and theory.   Categories: All courses , Instrumental Study , Remotely Accessible Tags:

Intermediate Musicianship — MTH2277.01

Instructor: Andrew Greenwald
Credits: 2
This course will focus on improving our ability to hear, replicate, and document music. We will concentrate on honing melodic and rhythmic transcription, while also developing ways of identifying and notating modern instrumental and electronic techniques. The students will help guide the direction of the course by choosing particular musical examples and topics for

Intermediate Musicianship — MTH2277.01

Instructor: Andrew Greenwald
Credits: 4
This course will focus on improving our ability to hear, replicate, and document music. We will concentrate on honing melodic and rhythmic transcription, while also developing ways of identifying and notating modern instrumental and electronic techniques. The students will help guide the direction of the course by choosing particular musical examples and topics for

Intermediate Painting: Beyond the Easel — PAI4218.01

Instructor: J Blackwell
Credits: 4
In the summer of 1943, Peggy Guggenheim commissioned Jackson Pollock to create a monumental painting. Marcel Duchamp suggested that Pollock use a canvas instead of painting directly on a wall, ensuring the work could be moved. Pollock later wrote of the project, "I’ve had to tear out the partition between the front and middle room [of my apartment] to get the damned thing up. I

Intermediate Painting: Facture — PAI4106.01

Instructor: J Blackwell
Credits: 4
“Facture refers to the manner in which a painting, drawing, or object is made. It is the combination of brushstrokes, marks, material, and the texture of the surface. Facture is critical to the success of any object. Much of the fascination that accrues to all manual media comes from what can be observed at close range. That distance reveals the foundation, the touch, the

Intermediate Painting: Facture — PAI4106.01

Instructor: J Blackwell
Credits: 4
fac·ture - ˈfakCHər/ = noun the quality of the execution of a painting; an artist's characteristic handling of the paint. Behind the impulse to put paint on canvas is a search for meaning. As an artwork comes into being, its meaning(s) evolve concurrently. Concentrating on the establishment of a rigorous artistic practice, this course will focus on the relationship

Intermediate Painting: Facture — PAI4106.01) (cancelled 10/7/2024

Instructor: J Blackwell
Credits: 4
“Facture refers to the manner in which a painting, drawing, or object is made. It is the combination of brushstrokes, marks, material, and the texture of the surface. Facture is critical to the success of any object. Much of the fascination that accrues to all manual media comes from what can be observed at close range. That distance reveals the foundation, the touch, the

Intermediate Painting: Facture — PAI4106.01

Instructor: J Blackwell
Credits: 4
“Facture refers to the manner in which a painting, drawing, or object is made. It is the combination of brushstrokes, marks, material, and the texture of the surface. Facture is critical to the success of any object. Much of the fascination that accrues to all manual media comes from what can be observed at close range. That distance reveals the foundation, the touch, the

Intermediate Painting: Facture — PAI4106.01

Instructor: Josh Blackwell
Credits: 4
Behind the impulse to put paint on canvas is a search for meaning. As an artwork comes into being, its meaning(s) evolve concurrently. Concentrating on the establishment of a rigorous artistic practice, this course will focus on the relationship between facture and meaning in painting. Sharpening practical and critical skills, assignments will investigate the processes and

Intermediate Painting: Facture — PAI4207.01

Instructor: joshua blackwell
Days & Time: TBA
Credits: 4
Behind the impulse to put paint on canvas is a search for meaning. As an artwork comes into being, so too does its meaning evolve concurrently. This course will focus on the relationship between facture and meaning in painting. Sharpening practical and critical skills, assignments will investigate the processes and methods of painting from practical and theoretical perspectives

Intermediate Painting: From Practice to Discovery — PAI4405.01

Instructor: J Blackwell
Credits: 4
This course is intended for the student who is looking specifically to build a robust studio practice as well as the capacity to work independently on self-directed projects.. Experimenting with materials, techniques, and styles in painting will be encouraged in order to develop an artistic sensibility while instituting regular work habits. Assigned projects and independent

Intermediate Painting: From Practice to Discovery — PAI4405.01

Instructor: J Blackwell
Credits: 4
This course is intended for the student who is looking specifically to build a robust studio practice as well as the capacity to work independently on self-directed projects.. Experimenting with materials, techniques, and styles in painting will be encouraged in order to develop an artistic sensibility while instituting regular work habits. Assigned projects and independent

Intermediate Painting: From Practice to Discovery — PAI4405.01

Instructor: J Blackwell
Credits: 4
This course is intended for the student who is looking to build a robust studio practice. Experimenting with materials, techniques, and styles in painting will be encouraged in order to develop an artistic sensibility while instituting regular work habits. Assigned projects and independent work are intended to develop problem-solving as well as problem-finding skills. Group

Intermediate Painting: From Practice to Discovery — PAI4405.01

Instructor: J Blackwell
Credits: 4
This course is intended for the student who is looking specifically to build a robust studio practice as well as the capacity to work independently on self-directed projects.. Experimenting with materials, techniques, and styles in painting will be encouraged in order to develop an artistic sensibility while instituting regular work habits. Assigned projects and independent

Intermediate Painting: From Practice to Discovery — PAI4405.01

Instructor: J Blackwell
Credits: 4
This course is intended for the student who is looking to build a robust studio practice. Experimenting with materials, techniques, and styles in painting will be encouraged in order to develop an artistic sensibility while instituting regular work habits. Assigned projects and independent work are intended to develop problem-solving as well as problem-finding skills. Group

Intermediate Painting: Ground to Surface — PAI4219.01

Instructor: Beverly Acha
Days & Time: TU 2:10pm-5:50pm
Credits: 4

When you first learn how to paint, the focus is typically on gaining facility with the application and manipulation of paint to articulate the subject. In this intermediate course, we shift our attention to the often overlooked step that precedes painting: preparing the surface. 

Intermediate Painting: Scale, Process, and Presence — PAI4301.01

Instructor: J Blackwell
Credits: 4
This seminar-studio course will investigate painting from an historical perspective. Using the permanent collection of the College as a starting point, we will think through the strategies deployed by painters working in the context of Bennington from 1950-1980. We will study works by Helen Frankenthaler, Paul Feeley, Jules Olitski, Norman Bluhm, Ralph Humphrey, and Larry Poons