Help with first portfolio

College Majors Visual Arts and Film Majors
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<p>//I felt that this style helped portray what I sought to get across, whether it demonstrated techincal ability or not.//</p>

<p>That's exactly the point. You hit the nail on the head.</p>

<p>The only issue I have about craft and fine art is that if someone is going to spend $2, 5, 10, 50 100-thousand on a piece, it needs to last and not fall apart.</p>

<p>Any school that would turn their back on your work is not the school for you. What is exciting, are your ideas, and your use of media to express them. You do that quite well. Trust my judgment, you will blossom. I kid you not.</p>

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<p>//if you choose not to develop your drawing skills you're abandoning the strongest way to develop observational skills.//</p>

<p>True. Drawing will force you to "see" with greater consideration for form, value, proportion, etc.</p>

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<p>I kind of love that Deep Springs asked for Baked Goods.. haha.. you can tell they're a little hungry for some brownies.</p>

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<p>Also,</p>

<p>Rauschenberg and Christopher Doyle make collages and they sure as heck do pay the bills.</p>

<p>Just sayin'</p>

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<p>Haha yeah, I decided to make the Deep Springers some tamales taht my grandmother and I made (I will bring them down on my visit).</p>

<p>Does my portfolio merit a prescence in my application however?</p>

<p>Thank you for all the comments once again. Today in art class I finished up a figure painting (It fits my collage style more than anything else as I need two more pieces to round out the minimum of 12 pieces for my portfolio [large brushes/finger painting]) and then set off to hone in my drawing skills for the RISD application. Not having really "drawn" in two years certainly does not alleviate any burdens. I figure it might take a little while to warm up. Try I will though.</p>

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<p>Also, any reccomendations for good liberal arts schools in which I could double major with a BFA and a BA possibly? I really enjoying both avenues, and want to know of any schools that would appreciate my style/work (I know this is what NPD is for, however even then you can only get reviewed by so many schools....)</p>

<p>It is my understanding that Cooper Union REALLY enjoys conceptual/creative work. Is that true? Would this even enter the realm of possibility for their candidates?</p>

<p>Thank you once more.</p>

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<p>/ is any of this worth submitting to Scholastic? My art teacher told me that it was "too cerebral" to even be considered. I did not know that this could be an inherently crippling quality to ones work?</p>

<p>Thank you for all the help.</p>

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<p>Somebody told me that if you submit a senior portfolio to scholastic of a few pieces, they like abstract stuff that all looks similar. Seems like you have a chance.</p>

<p>However that thing the person said is inconsistent with my own experience. It seems like they usually want representational art and portraits. There's no harm in trying though.</p>

<p>And yes, being too cerebral can be a problem if you want to make a living. If people don't want to hang it above their couch or print it in a magazine, you've got a problem.</p>