How to choose the theme of art overseas works collection? As the key point of applying for art students abroad, what theme to choose as the core of the project is a required course for each student. Today, Natural Light made an inventory of some of the most popular "collection tricks" this year, for your reference~how to determine the theme of the collection project to be better than to be excessive.
Start from the circle of friends to publish the annual song list of Yiyun, the annual bill of Alipay, and the consumption list of Taobao At first, we had to admit that it was time for the Spring Festival! Another year old! It's the highlight time of the annual summary again!
The year 2020, full of cries of "too difficult", has finally come to an end. It is not only the society, but also a very memorable year this year, including our overseas students. In addition to application extension and policy reform of colleges and universities, novel perspectives in the collection of works are emerging in endlessly.
How to choose the theme of art overseas works collection?
As the key point of applying for art students abroad, what theme to choose as the core of the project is a required course for each student. Today, Natural Light has made an inventory of some of the most popular "masterpieces" in 2020 for your reference~
COVID-19 Theme
Explosive index: ★★★★★
Difficulty index: ★★★☆☆
Recommended index: ★☆☆☆☆
Reason for listing
During this year's application season, "Epidemic situation" theme The collection of works is undoubtedly one of the major blockbusters of the collection. During this period, the overwhelming news and similar isolated life have also inspired many students to share the same inspiration. But in fact, no matter the epidemic situation, including some highly topical social events and public events will become the origin of students' project creation.
RISD epidemic theme project work Online Shopping
In the year 2020, facing great challenges, not only our overseas students, but also the whole society will be affected by the epidemic. So many students have extracted some information from it as the entry point of the project theme.
Analysis of difficulty
In the post epidemic era, it is conceivable that the theme of social phenomenon is hot, and it is precisely this that makes the collection of epidemic theme works a "hot" phenomenon. Hot topics are naturally very attractive, but for students, Be careful that attraction turns into resistance 。
Dissemination of RISD epidemic theme project
From the perspective of hot spot creation, it is not difficult to think and innovate in the direction of hot spots. After all, there are still many forces that need to be overcome by design in life. However, if the "epidemic" is used in the creation of works, it needs to be considered from a reasonable and innovative perspective.
RISD epidemic theme project work Dialogue - Spring 2020
In addition, the creation of the epidemic is actually different from the creation theme that everyone thinks, because it is not the source of inspiration itself, but it can be used as a creation opportunity to take students to re-examine the society and think about the future.
The reason why it is not so highly recommended does not mean that it is not possible to create. After all, this topic is really a more resonant point of view, and students need to maintain sufficient creative motivation from the beginning to the end of the project. Therefore, it is not easy to start the project from the perspective of "epidemic situation", and it is necessary to be cautious when dealing with hot spots.
programming software
Explosive index: ★★★☆☆
Difficulty index: ★★★☆☆
Recommended index: ★★★★★
Reason for listing
With the development of the Internet era, the applicability of interaction is fully reflected, Therefore, the knowledge of programming is becoming more and more popular For many professional students, properly adding programming applications to their own works will impress the admissions officer and make their own works more valuable and attractive.
Collected works of students of natural light who received ethical offer
Therefore, in the eyes of students who choose game, product, interaction and other design majors, this is absolutely a Topics of great research value It includes programming languages, web pages, games and other directions, and can find new vision to open multiple exhibition surfaces of the collection.
Analysis of difficulty
So far, the collection of works with programming language theme has always been the students' Create popular themes , and the innovative entry point will also become the highlight of students' work collection, but such topics have certain difficulties.
Students' works collection of natural light from Huangyi offer
Because many students tend to fall into the misunderstanding of being eager for success in the early stage , want to realize their own creation projects through technology as soon as possible. But what foreign universities really value is Creativity and inspiration displayed in the project It is not programming software and technical knowledge itself, so students can focus on project creativity without too much trouble about how to use technology to show.
Students' works collection of natural light from Huangyi offer
To sum up, the The inspiration and thinking shown in the works are almost all from different perspectives to analyze and solve problems At the same time, your comprehensive ability can be better displayed in your works.
So before starting to create, students must first understand their own specialty and needs, and then Choose a suitable software or programming language to learn according to the selected project , it is easier to maximize benefits.
Interdisciplinary approach
Explosive index: ★★★☆☆
Difficulty index: ★★☆☆☆
Recommended index: ★★★★☆
Reason for listing
Throughout the current art and design fields, It seems that all disciplines are developing towards more multi-dimensional fields and levels More and more professional disciplines are based on "interdisciplinary", and many traditional art design majors are also changing. For example, new materials used in public art, clothing design, sculpture and other majors are combined with the ideas of other disciplines.
Student works of natural light
The concept of "interdisciplinary" is not only becoming more and more broad in the boundaries of disciplines, but also major art colleges have begun to integrate interdisciplinary teaching and spread their vision to various fields, Integrating the concept of "humanity+thinking+technology+practice" And cultivate students' comprehensive artistic quality.
Student works of natural light
In addition, art colleges generally attach importance to interdisciplinary This is also reflected in the inspection of applicants, that is, the review of portfolios. Because of this, more and more students hope to integrate interdisciplinary works,
Analysis of difficulty
Different from the traditional collection of works, the interdisciplinary collection of works generally takes the specialty as the main creative direction of the project, but will be limited by the specialty. For example, the product specialty is a creative process from scratch, while graphic design is a set of visual forms, from the spiritual visual elements to the complete content of derivatives.
Royal Academy of Arts official website works IDE (innovative design project)
Therefore, students are prone to fall into the misunderstanding of inherent thinking restrictions, such as the use of materials, logical divergence, thinking design and other aspects, which will be restricted in the "professional" imprisonment, and it is difficult to integrate again.
Royal College of Art Official website works IDE (innovative design project)
The "interdisciplinary" way of collection is different. It emphasizes the interaction between disciplines and the "flow" between disciplines. At this time, students will no longer be restricted by their majors, but more emphasis will be placed on the production of collections dominated by students' ability. When we create interdisciplinary collections, Can use forms not limited to materials or media 。
Collect the works of natural light trainees of Central Saint Martin offer
The most important thing of interdisciplinary portfolio is to show students' comprehensive ability As a result, it is not easy to be limited to a certain specialty, but it shows students' ability in other disciplines and creative ability to integrate disciplines. Compared with students who submit traditional collections of works, they often have greater advantages in application.
But natural light needs to remind students not to "cross discipline" for the sake of cross discipline, but to reasonably choose their own research direction based on their own actual situation.
Dynamic image
Explosive index: ★★★★☆
Difficulty index: ★★★★★
Recommended index: ★★★★☆
The form of dynamic video as a media of "omnidirectional assembly" , which gathers pure art, digital media, music, literature and other art forms. In recent years, dynamic video has also become the choice for art students to study abroad.
Central Academy of Fine Arts (CAFA)
For our art students abroad, There is no more efficient display media than dynamic video works Because the common works are concentrated in the form of plane, but design is a multi-dimensional comprehensive factor, which is difficult to show the changing form with plane, so it is necessary to use dynamic video to design stories in series.
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In addition to the catalysis of the epidemic this year, international students around the world have been hit hard, so more and more colleges, education courses, applications, etc. have been transferred to online operation, and students who are still preparing their portfolios are also going to New media, dynamic video and image trends 。
Analysis of difficulty
According to the statistics of natural light, in the college application data of famous European and American schools in the last five years, the proportion of students who submitted dynamic collection materials got the offer of Top10 increased. A meaningful and attractive video will increase the impression of the admissions officer on students.
Huangyi Video Works Collection Requires Multi media Expression
However, it should be noted that dynamic works are no longer a new concept. The key words in this issue are: Collection of works and art study abroad For students who apply with video works. This dynamic collection should be a short video rather than a series of Gif motion pictures. So whether you choose stop motion animation or experimental film or any other theme, All students need to catch the audience quickly in a short time.
Works on the official website of the Royal Academy of Arts
This requires students to have the ability to write stories, production software, scene design and other multiple professional combinations in addition to their own specialties, so as to reflect their creativity. In addition to focusing on the content and ideas of creation, students should also explore more about the tension and techniques of the screen, Can make the overall visual effect of the work more brilliant 。
Compared with the plane collection, the dynamic video display is more difficult, but if there is a good enough creative benchmark, It is also a way to catch the eyes of admissions officers in the shortest time.
Today's summary is over. The directions of natural light mentioned above are not the only reference standards for students to create, nor do they represent only these models.
Collection of art works is the medium of creation and the carrier of self display It can make your creation more layered and deep, especially the application of some special directions and comprehensive abilities, which can highlight the characteristics of the collection of works. If you want to make a collection of works that really impress the admissions officer, you still need to combine your own interests and areas of expertise to create a new independent perspective with your own label.
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