I applied to the Architectural Design program. However my portfolio isn’t that strong in terms of having drawings/ designs. I mostly included photography of architecture and portraits, one ceramic piece, one 3D art wooden sculpture, and two abstract paintings that had a lot of concepts behind them. I’m a little worried because I dont have a strong background in art and can’t really draw realistically, however I did show in my portfolio and in the descriptions my understanding for color, texture, form, shapes, and stuff like that. Just wondering if they factor your grades and essays as well or is it mainly your portfolio. I have a 4.0 UW and 4.231 W. I think my essay is well written with good reasons to why I want to attend Parsons and why I would be a good fit. Also I have done many extracurriculars such as volunteer work, varsity sports, a couple of clubs I am extremely active in, and I am even in this Architecture/Engineering/Construction Program at school that teaches us how to make blue beam models on a computer. Idk just really worried bc not everyone is given the same opportunity to take art classes and learn these skills. Also congrats to anyone that got in for EA and those who will get in :))
Oh and if anyone wants to know what I did for my Parsons Challenge, I took a B&W portrait of myself in a glass shower to show vulnerability and raw emotions. I directed myself to look down and touch the glass. I got inspiration from a piece in my portfolio called “Emotional Pain”, which is just a series of 3 vertical portraits however I changed the shutter speed in my camera aka double exposure to show movement and transition of ones emotion from being tranquil to being completely frustrated and hurt.( emotional pain and frustration). For my Parsons Challenge, I called it concealed emotions, and I elaborated and explained how we tend to conceal how we are truly feeling and our emotional pain because we are scared of looking weak in front of others or just scared of what others will think of us. And I used symbolism and said how the shower glass represents a trap a fears that prevent us from expressing who we truly are to others or how we truly feel. And I wanted to show that showing vulnerability doesn’t equate weakness because in order for us to get out of this shower of fears, aka the glass trap, (symbolically) we must break the glass first. I connected my Parsons Challenge to when people say, “I’m fine” when really everything is not fine. Not showing vulnerability is considered being strong, however, it takes a lot of courage to show how one is truly feeling.