Art students go abroad to refine their talent
With no study abroad program in the art department, students have to find their own work
Michal Elseth
Issue date: 10/29/09 Section: Arts
Meanwhile, Bacon studied in Florence, Italy - a trip she said she enjoyed planning herself. After Knecht told his art students they should study at the Florence Academy, she investigated the Academy's website and filled out the application herself, then stayed in contact with the school's admissions director. The admissions department also helped her find an apartment in the city. The trip, she said, was well-worth it and, given the chance, she'd like to go back.
During her study, Bacon learned a painting method she'd never studied before called sight-size - an old method used by the masters Bacon said most schools don't teach anymore. Artists draw or paint a subject from an angle where both the work of art and the model are the same size. She's been working on the method since coming back to school.
"It scared me to death because I wasn't used to it," she said, "but I got used to it eventually, and it's really accurate."
Even though she didn't mind planning her own trip, Bacon said she thinks more students would study abroad if a structured program was established.
Knecht said two students have studied in Florence, Anna Holsclaw Bain '07 and Bacon. He said he's seen a great deal of improvement in their work since studying there and encourages all his students to study abroad. Because the school doesn't have a program, students take the initiative to organize the trip: Knecht even offers to help students plan their trips.
"Sometimes it means so much more to students who got there on their own effort," he said.
During her study, Bacon learned a painting method she'd never studied before called sight-size - an old method used by the masters Bacon said most schools don't teach anymore. Artists draw or paint a subject from an angle where both the work of art and the model are the same size. She's been working on the method since coming back to school.
"It scared me to death because I wasn't used to it," she said, "but I got used to it eventually, and it's really accurate."
Even though she didn't mind planning her own trip, Bacon said she thinks more students would study abroad if a structured program was established.
Knecht said two students have studied in Florence, Anna Holsclaw Bain '07 and Bacon. He said he's seen a great deal of improvement in their work since studying there and encourages all his students to study abroad. Because the school doesn't have a program, students take the initiative to organize the trip: Knecht even offers to help students plan their trips.
"Sometimes it means so much more to students who got there on their own effort," he said.
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