Art History and Visual Arts at Barnard

Art History and Visual Arts at Barnard

The Art History department teaches the history and practice of visual creativity. All people, at all times, around the world, have expressed their identities and their beliefs through visual art. From temple complexes to tea-cups, from quilts sewn with scraps to sculptures welded with tons of steel, art objects bring to us a knowledge of who we have been and how we shape our environments.

 

Both our history and studio courses train students to observe the world more closely and interpret what they see. In our history courses, students study how art has occurred at the intersection of personal, technical, and social forces. In our studio courses, students learn to engage those forces using media ranging from traditional drawing to digital design.

 

Thanks to Barnard’s location in New York City, the Art History department’s classrooms include some of the world’s most important museums and galleries. Courses are regularly taught at or with museums, and visiting artists, curators and critics frequently enrich our curriculum. Students interact with New York’s thriving art world for class assignments and independent projects and, especially during the summer, through jobs and internships. Art History majors have gone on to careers in museums, galleries, auction houses, arts administration, publishing, philanthropy, and as academics and practicing artists.

 

About the Artist - John Barnard

John Barnard studied at Chouinard Art Institute in Los Angeles, served in World War II in the Pacific and then chose to go to college at the University of Georgia because of its fine art department. There he was quickly invited to attend the Graduate Art Classes of Lamar Dodd who became a lasting influence on Barnard.

 

Upon graduation, John  moved to Mexico and later to Venezuela where in addition to painting he worked in the electrical industry. Though he rose to top management, he always felt he worked only to support his painting and family. After 25 years overseas, John's wife persuaded him to quit and in 1973 they moved to Atascadero, California.

 

Here in the beauty of California’s Central Coast, Barnard became a prolific painter. Though his subject matter was chiefly local scenery, he gave his imagination free reign to conjure up cityscapes and market scenes pulled from other times and places in his life. During John's last three years of life,  he only left the assisted living facility to go to the doctors' thus  relied on prior experiences and memories to inspire his painting subject matter. In years past he  had  painted in acrylic, casein and water soluble oils.

 

Barnard’s work is characterized by its energy and a boundless variety in style and approach. He found in his world limitless inspiration to express himself differently every day, and felt his work was evolving toward greater freedom of line and stronger color.

 

Barnard’s work was juried into many shows, is held in numerous institutional and private collections and appears in several books on the art of watercolor.

 

Though John was quite ill the fall of 2015, he began painting once again the spring of 2016. Painting is his passion and gives him a purpose in life. “My Dad has to paint to live like the rest of us have to breathe to live,” says his daughter, Babs Barnard Proctor.

 

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At the end of July 2018, two months shy of turning 95,  John passed away.  He painted up until the very end of his life as did his mentors Henry Fukahara and Milford Zornes.  He always admired that Henry and Milford painted in spite of adversities and wanted to do the same- and he did.  "His art surrounds me in my home but I continue to miss him terribly."  Babs Barnard Proctor

 

Artist's Statement

“There is so much to paint. I get up in the morning and can hardly wait to start. I am not a formula painter. I don't worry about style. I have fun. Painting is different from writing—writing is an intellectual thing. Painting for me is spontaneous. All that stuff is in there—I just let it flow out and don't worry about it.

For me watercolor is a happy, joyous medium. The colors are clean, transparent, flowing and bright. The paper is beautiful, so I let it show and sparkle. Too much detailed drawing can stifle the imagination. I want you to see the brush strokes—even the drips. I want you to know how I feel about the painting and to see the subject in a new and different way. It's not enough to be technically good; a painting has to have emotion in it.

Painting is an addiction. I need to paint every day. Art is important.”

Juried Shows and Awards

A sampling of the Museums, national and international exhibitions John has participated in:

  • Watercolor West 2017- 49th International Juried Exhibition
  • Central Coast Watercolor Society 2017
  • 2017 Watercolor Art Society-Houston 40th International Watercolor Exhibition
  • Texas Watercolor Annual Exhibition
  • National Watercolor 77th Annual Exhibition
  • Watercolor USA 1991, 1992 and 1993 Patron Purchase Award
  • Springfield Art Museum Purchase Award
  • San Luis Obispo Museum of Art

A Sample of Signature Memberships

  • Watercolor USA Honor Society
  • Watercolor West
  • Texas Watercolor Society
  • Rocky Mountain National
  • Central Coast Watercolor Society

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