Contact Barkley Hendricks
Education
B.F.A., M.F.A., Yale University.
In 1968, I was asked to make a statement concerning my art. At the time I quoted these words by the late Charles Mingus: "My music is as varied as my feelings are, or the world is, and one composition or one kind of composition expresses only part of the total world of my music." If you substitute "music" for "art" (painting, drawing, photography and assemblage) you will have an assessment of my art - then and now. Mr. Mingus goes on to say: "Each composition builds from the previous one and the succession of compositions create the statement I'm trying to make at the moment." - Barkley Hendricks
Professor of Art Studio
Joined Connecticut College: 1972
Specialization:
- Portraiture
- The figure
- Landscape
"Having a variety of media in my creative arsenal allows me various formats to explore and address the struggles and joys of being an artist. Although no pencil, paint, film, etc. will adequately describe certain feelings and desires, the variety makes it more compelling, thus more comprehensive and encompassing," states Professor Barkley Hendricks.
His skill base includes painting, with oil, acrylic, magna and watercolor; drawing (pencil, conte', graphite, ink); photography (black and white, color, mixed media, video, computer); and assemblage.
His creative focus is portraiture, the figure, and landscape, and a variety of other subjects that have caught his eye and mind over the last thirty years.
Having been a visiting artist at more than twenty various, grade schools, colleges and universities throughout the U.S., Professor Hendricks now teaches courses in representational painting and drawings; watercolor; foundation art, drawing; illustration; independent and individual study, and photography at Connecticut College.
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