Last week, the latest US Open Door report showed that the growth rate of international students studying art in the US reached 10.9%. At the same time, the data of art overseas study institutions also shows that the number of students consulting and studying design (including film, photography, industrial design, interior design, architectural design and other majors) has increased by 20% compared with the same period.
What is the best thing about overseas art education? What tips should be kept in mind when studying abroad? Listen to what people and insiders say.
What is it about studying abroad for arts?
What is the good about foreign art education?
Advantages of Studying Abroad in Arts I
Have the opportunity to communicate with industry masters and do projects
Yuan Wenqing, who graduated from the University of Melbourne in Australia with a master's degree in architectural design in 2013 and now works in Melbourne Architecture Studio, has studied architecture at Wuhan University of Technology (Weibo) for five years. He believes that the biggest advantage of studying abroad is to meet many architects.
Yuan Wenqing introduced that there are a lot of celebrity lectures for foreign masters of art. For example, every semester at Melbourne University has deans lecture, which attracts architectural celebrities from all over the world, including Yale University, founder and partner of MAD Architecture Firm, and Ma Yansong, who is currently teaching at Beijing University of Architecture and Architecture; One of the founders of MVRDV Architects, one of the most influential architects in the Netherlands; Zaha Hadid, the designer of Guangzhou Opera House and a former teacher of Harvard, Yale and other famous universities.
Advantages of Studying Abroad in Arts II
Students from different design fields take classes together and learn from each other's strengths. "Unlike in China, students often have the opportunity to cooperate with students from other art design majors, such as fashion design, theater performance design, and product design, to learn from each other. Students from different fields learn from each other's strengths, complement each other's weaknesses, and practice more comprehensive thinking." Chen Jianfeng, who studied interior design at Birmingham City University in the UK, once took classes with students of product design.
"Students in different fields have different priorities. Students in product design have smaller thinking scales and need to think about how to make a table and a broom. Students in vision are more careful and pay more attention to human functions, which will help me with many details." Chen Jianfeng introduced.
Advantages of Studying Abroad in Arts III
The college has first-class equipment, and you can find all the books you want
Yuan Wenqing told the reporter that the equipment of foreign schools is very good, which can help students better complete the design: "Our school has laser cutting machines and 3D printers, which are specially used to make models. The computers in the computer room of the college are also very powerful. They are all computers used by the architectural studio. They use professional graphics cards. They are specially developed for designers and optimize the design software. "
In addition, the library resources of foreign universities are also very rich. Students can ask the library staff for any books they want. "At Birmingham City University, as long as students ask the library staff for books, they will do everything possible to help students find them," Chen Jianfeng said.
Advantages of Studying Abroad in Arts IV
Teachers understand customer needs, students can go to large companies for internship
Foreign design majors always emphasize the market demand, and the teacher will let students organize their works into a book as a collection of works for future job hunting. "All the requirements of teachers for us are based on the market demand, which is highly practical, so that we can know what the market wants and better apply for jobs in the future. For example, teachers will require us to design" people-oriented ", in addition to considering beauty, we also need to consider who to use, how customers can use it comfortably, and how to introduce our own design." Chen Jianfeng said.
Overseas study pays attention to internship, and students can gain many internship opportunities in companies. The reporter learned that excellent students often can stay in the internship company to take a formal job or find a better position through internship. It is reported that students majoring in fashion silhouette design at the University of Desmond Ford in the United Kingdom had the opportunity to participate in internships with Abercrombie&Fitch, the largest leisure brand in the United States, Triumph, the famous underwear brand in Germany and other well-known brands during their studies. Many students gained job opportunities as a result.
How important is the collection of overseas works of art?
These tips should be kept in mind when studying abroad for art design
The collection of art works for studying abroad reminds us to think like a designer
Yuan Wenqing suggested that the most important thing for younger teachers and sisters who want to study design overseas is to prepare their own collection of works: "The collection of artistic design works should show that you can think like a designer. It is important to reflect your own thinking process. In short, students who want to apply for architectural design should express how they came to such architectural shapes or spaces. For example, from what kind of urban cultural prototype, the process of abstracting and abstracting certain elements, and then transforming into self architectural design. "
At the same time, he believes that students should learn to show their best strength. "For example, some people can express their thinking process through many analysis charts if they think well; some people are good at using design software, so they can make the picture effect as beautiful as possible to show the sense of design; people with strong practical ability should do a good job in model making and model shooting. In short, it is to show your best side and present it. "
Choose teachers who love their art collection for studying abroad
Chen Jianfeng believed that foreign students studying art abroad might choose schools according to their professional rankings. After the school sends the admission notice to the students, the students can choose the teachers who especially like their own works, because this is helpful for future study.
"For example, my teacher wrote a long email to me after reading my collection of works, saying that he liked my design style, the graphic design and layout of the collection, and the interpretation of beauty. Facts have proved that if the tutor likes students, it will be very beneficial for future cooperation. In addition to trying to teach me how to improve design, the tutor is also very enthusiastic about writing a recommendation letter for me to apply for a master's degree again, recommending me to RCA (Royal College of Arts) to help me better plan for studying abroad. " He said.
The "but" after the praise of the art teacher is more important
Yuan Wenqing believed that teachers and architects should pay attention to their comments and reminders on their works. "For example, the boss of SJB Architecture Firm once put forward many suggestions after I gave a lecture on the studio d course to teach me how to sell my design."
He reminded us that we must pay attention to the teacher's advice that followed when he mentioned but and hower: "I met some junior students who focused on the praise words spoken in front of the teacher and completely ignored hower. The teacher would think that if you understand without any improvement, you would not attach importance to and adopt the teacher's advice, and would question the students' learning attitude. Therefore, if the students really don't understand, they should ask clearly and decisively. "
The collection of art works studying abroad should show itself in an all-round way
Yuan Wenqing successfully worked in Melbourne Architecture Studio after being introduced by his senior brother from Melbourne University. He believes that a comprehensive collection of works should be prepared to reflect his own advantages and characteristics.
"Don't be afraid to say your shortcomings. Learning to clearly explain your strengths and weaknesses can help both parties to match successfully. Australians like modest people. I sincerely told each other that I have no Australian work experience because of my busy classes. It doesn't matter if no one introduces my job. Many of my classmates directly submitted their resumes and successfully applied for large architectural design companies."
What factors will lead to application failure?
When an art student's application is rejected, it is usually due to insufficient preparation of art overseas works collection, or there is a problem with the documents, or some people are affected by insufficient English scores.
"One undergraduate majoring in interior design applied for the Australian Master of Environmental Design course, but only used his own collection of works of interior design. Because interior design was focused on the internal architecture of buildings, while environmental design was focused on the consideration of the surrounding environment, the student's collection of works of art study abroad failed to meet the requirements of the university, and was rejected." Natural light art student enrollment officer said.
In addition, some middle school students do not have the concept of art study abroad collection at all, do not know what to give to the school, and do not know how to organize the materials, which will also lead to the failure of art study abroad application.
Shirley, the enrollment director of LaSalle College, specially reminds students that in addition to the overseas works collection of basic arts, it is better to prepare more than three creative works to reflect their creativity. "Each work should have an English description, indicating the creative intention. However, if the students are not good at English, they should never ask a gunman to write for them.".
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