I give up mathematics, physics and chemistry and win the Glasgow offer. I rely on "being myself"! The man of science and engineering went to photography. The math senior of East China Normal University successfully applied for photography at Glasgow Academy of Arts on a zero basis. Is it a coincidence or fate? What kind of sparks will come from the collision between freedom of art and numbers?

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East China Normal School's mathematics seniors apply for photography with zero foundation

What is the obsession and unique style of art?

　　 1. "From basic subjects to photography, I just advanced my career"

Originally, I chose basic subjects during the college entrance examination to get a good job.

In fact, I didn't choose this major because I loved mathematics very much. Many of my classmates are preparing to teach after graduation. After all, everyone in Normal University is aiming at employment. Another reason why I chose to study mathematics at the beginning was that I was preparing for the postgraduate entrance examination, and relatively speaking, I chose a wide range of basic subjects.

But I have always liked photography since I was young, from card machines to mobile phones to SLR cameras, I think photography is not only a record for me, but also an expression outlet. I think it is very meaningful to express my own concepts and thoughts through freeze frame images In fact, I wanted to choose photography after graduating from domestic graduate school, but I can't wait!

With the deepening of my studies, I feel that mathematics is not suitable for me and deviates from my future plans. Through constant travel, exhibitions, and master lectures, I have strengthened my determination to learn photography. I hope I can learn the concept of photography and multi-dimensional expression in the graduate stage, paving the way for future career development in advance.

　　 2. "In one and a half years, I have defined my own photography style"

From good records to expressing emotions, I finally had my own style of photography.

I am the natural light of the year before last. At the beginning, because of the zero foundation, my tutor was guiding me to understand the understanding of overseas colleges and universities on photography, as well as their curriculum and preferences. I chose Anglo American Tongshen, because the teacher suggested me after roughly understanding my ideas Create according to your own ideas and concepts. Don't think too much about the application preferences of colleges and universities. Choose to apply for Dream School according to your own photography style.

The tutor of natural light is very helpful to me in practice, because I have just come into contact with the real photography art, and I don't know how to start with the concept. So my first project is Sort out ideas under the guidance of tutors to form a systematic framework In the middle, I adjusted and modified twice, adjusted my shooting angle, and taught some techniques, which laid a good foundation for my later work.

In fact, at the beginning, I decided to change my major and talked with my parents for a while. They also respected my choice. I am a person with more ideas. I hope my works can be thought-provoking, not just visual impact.

So while I was making the project Increase your knowledge reserves, broaden your knowledge, and look at the world and things around you with an open attitude I am loyal to my heart and express my philosophy and stream of consciousness through the lens in my works, forming my own artistic style.

　　 3. "External expression of stream of consciousness, philosophy, self-concept and ideology"

Compared with photography majors in China, I think photography majors in overseas universities are more open and inclusive. Will not imprison your thoughts and ideas, Technology is the foundation, and concept, aesthetics, angle and concept are the real core of photography art.

Most of my projects are completed in the live studio. One is to control costs, and the other is to feel unlimited value through limited space.

During the whole application period, I gave full play to my imagination and creativity and created four projects. My projects are rather stream of consciousness oriented, instead of elaborately depicting a story or a group like documentary photography To express a sense of consciousness through the lens. Present my understanding of existentialism philosophy through the external performance of the ideological system 。

Everyone is insignificant to the world. Everyone has different ways and angles of looking at the world, and their understanding of nature is also different. I use my own ideas to convey my creation, hoping that my works will have different repercussions in the eyes of every viewer.

In fact, the most difficult thing in project production is not technology, but ideas. For example, if you have no idea and don't know how to start, you need to Observe a lot of things, people and experiences around you, and then reflect on how you feel about the whole process. The resulting concept also needs to think about how to achieve landing, and then show it through photography.

I think the whole process is the charm of photography, which is different from other art majors, Photography is a creative and recordable art form To teach you how to truly experience life and seize the moment.

I will also convey an emotion through my works. I am born in the contemporary society and will touch many things with the growth of age, which will produce a sense of compulsion and bondage. So do you want to break away from these phenomena or immerse yourself in them?

I think this is a topic worth pondering, Capture the instant performance of people through the lens, amplify the emotional tension to give people a visual sense, and at the same time, it will also cause resonance This is the purpose of my creation and the theme I hope to express.

　　 "Photography technology is very simple, thinking, aesthetics and concepts are the most important"

In fact, I told so much about my creative experience. Whether I changed my major or formed my own artistic style, it all originated from my persistence and love of photography. The threshold of basic photography is very low. Taking photos with mobile phones is also within the scope of photography. So how to form the art of photography is what I need to explore when I enter the graduate stage.

I like the master of Japanese modernist photography, Hiroshi Sugimoto, who is known as the "last modernist". His creation brings the history, philosophy and aesthetics of East and West into photography, and elevates photography works to the level of art His works are full of philosophical reflection, which resonates with the audience.

These two works use simple colors of black, white and gray, and are also blurred to express his views on modernism. If we forget our original intention, build more high-rise buildings and gather more capital, the future will be ambiguous. This is the modern architecture under the lens of Sugimoto Bosi This kind of photography style that discovers the essence of philosophy through works is also what I hope I can do.

In fact, I don't have a clear career plan for the future. After graduation, I should return to China for employment. Neither business nor art will focus on one side. Entering business is for survival, and choosing art is for ideal . I hope I can become a freelance photographer in the future, and live my life without any obstacles.

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