Under the leadership of the teacher, she figured out all the "habits" of the dream school and prescribed the right medicine to "create a portfolio and essays!"
In the portfolio, she shifted from design thinking to curatorial thinking, combining fashion and curation, presenting her own breakthrough in the way she thinks about fashion exhibitions!
Successfully won offers from prestigious schools such as LCF, Goldsmith, and Leeds!
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Current School: Shanghai Visual Arts.
Major: Fashion and Apparel Design.
Qualifications: Graduate.
Apply for major: Curating Fashion Curation.
Accepted institutions: London College of Fashion, Goldsmiths, University of London, University of Leeds.
Let's take a look at the application process shared by Mr. Li and his portfolio tutor Mr. Wang.
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Mr. Wang
[GF]2022[ GF]Background
Ecole Supérieure des Arts et des Arts et des
Master's degree in Art History.
[GF]2022[ GF] Teaching Majors
Fine arts, arts management, curation.
gf]2022[/gf]Curriculum vitae
Mr. Wang graduated from the University of the Arts London with a bachelor's degree in Fine Art from Saint-Martin, and studied Contemporary Art: Curatorship and Collection at the Ecole Supérieure des Arts et des Arts (Arts) in Paris.
He has worked as a curator at Annie Gentil's private gallery in Belgium and has a wealth of teaching experience, specializing in teaching students according to their aptitude and developing their potential according to their personality and interests. Martin Wang is also an independent curator of contemporary art exhibitions, and has curated large-scale art and design exhibitions such as Design Shanghai 2018 and Design China Beijing 2019.
GF]2022[ GF]Student Admission Institutions.
Royal College of Art, St. Martin's, Chelsea College of Art, Goldsmiths, University of London, School of Visual Arts, New York, etc.
Student Li x Xiaomei
Through communication with Mr. Meixing Wang, I found that he was a very trustworthy teacher, so I decided to study in Meixing.
Xiaomei:How to start a relationship with Meixing.
Student Li:
When I was preparing to change my major to study abroad, I happened to learn about Meixing, and I didn't know much about the institution at that time, but after chatting that day, I felt that Mr. Wang, who was in the direction of curation, was a teacher I could trust, so I immediately settled on Meixing and started the course.
Student Li:Facts have proved that Mr. Wang has indeed provided me with very necessary guidance and support in all aspects, and has been able to receive and guide all my ideas, which makes me feel that the thinking process of doing projects is imaginative and relaxed, and gradually allows me to move from habitually using design thinking to building my own curatorial thinking.
I studied fashion design as a major, but I gradually fell in love with curating through my practice in fashion events, exhibitions, and curatorial internships.
Xiaomei: Personal interests and specialties
Student Li:
I am full of energy and have a lot of ideas, so it can be difficult for me to concentrate, I like to combine multiple directions and produce interesting endings, just like the direction of application is a combination of fashion and curation, as well as curation and science, etc.
Xiaomei: Why did you choose this major?
Student Li:
As a fashion designer, I loved participating in fashion events and exhibitions during my college years, and gradually built up my interest in curating exhibitions, and I also tried to join some fashion art activities, and even began to participate in curatorial internships. Gradually, I had the idea of changing majors to study abroad and began to study curating systematically.
Student Li:The most boring thing is that even if you don't like an exhibition, you need to repeatedly study its content and venue, and hone your thinking about curating construction, but it is extremely interesting to put such a hone in your favorite exhibitions and activities.
Portfolio Mr. WangwithCopywriter Mr. Hu, helped me review the problem, plan the time, and gradually move forward with my application process, which gave me a lot of confidence.
Xiaomei: Share 1-2 stories of your learning in Meixing
Student Li:
Probably the study above the university is very particular about teachers and friends, and the application process with all the teachers is smooth and unforgettable, and the teachers are continuing to communicate happily and smoothly It is more reassuring to study and apply, and the courses are also freely arranged and flexibly adjusted, especiallyPortfolio Mr. WangwithCopywriter Mr. HuIt also gave me a lot of confidence by helping me review the problem, planning my time, and gradually moving forward with my application process.
Li is a corner of learning.
My fashion exhibition project was the part that was most interesting to LCF interviewers, and it presented a breakthrough in the way I thought about fashion exhibitions.
Xiaomei: Tell us about your portfolio
Student Li:
Looking back now, the initial project was really used for practice, and it took a long time to do it, but it was not satisfactory, and the last two LCF projects gradually got a feel.
In the LCF interview, Study Pose is also the part that the teacher is most interested in. It is a fashion exhibition that presents artistic expression in a multi-form manner, curated from the perspective of art exhibition, presenting a breakthrough in the way of thinking about fashion exhibitions.
An anthology of Li's works.
In traditional fashion exhibitions, I intervene in some 3D holograms and installation art to present the body's perception, acceptance and rejection of clothing in three dimensions. A number of enclosed spaces are set up for the scene-based expression of drama and emotion, accompanied by interactive presentation to stimulate the audience's visual understanding of the relationship between people and clothing.
An anthology of Li's works.
Xiaomei: In the process of learning, I feel the biggest challenge
Student Li:
Changing majors contains a lot of difficulties. From fashion design to exhibition planning, it takes a lot of time to prepare and understand to start a professional study and portfolio preparation again, but fortunately, I have a few internships that are suitable for changing majors, and combined with the information brought to me by the teacher, I can also switch from practice to theory.
An anthology of Li's works.
Under the guidance of the teacher, I figured out what the school was looking for, and showed my ability well in my works and essays.
Xiaomei: Learning and Harvesting in Meixing.
Student Li:
I don't know if it's luck or what, from the beginning of the application to today, all my projects and essay preparation have been relatively smooth, and under the guidance of the teacher, I was able to understand the important points of the school I applied to, and showed my ability well in the works and essays. In the application, it is more important to be able to screen all aspects of your abilities and adapt to the school's application.
Student Li:In the selection of tutoring institutions, I recommend that you learn more about the tutor who will bring your portfolio, and it is best to choose the institution with the teacher.
Xiaomei: Some suggestions for juniors and juniors
Student Li:
When you decide to start, plan for each event and start early. Under the influence of the epidemic, whether it is the school application and submission time, the application response time and the interview time, it may exceed your expectations.
Li is a corner of learning.
In terms of language, it is also better to start as early as possible and set up a short-term study sprint, so as not to stretch the front line and not delay until the end, just like this year's IELTS test has been cancelled due to the epidemic.
In the choice of tutoring institutions, I prefer everyone to know more about the teachers who really bring you portfolios, and communicate with them to know whether you are compatible and whether they can bring you the greatest help.
Xiaomei: Plans for the future.
Student Li:
Fashion curation itself is a relatively small circle of majors, but the combination of fashion and curation is very interesting for me, during the interview, the teacher was also very excited to talk to me about a lot of LCF groups and projects, it includes students from various professional fields to study, you can unite and discuss a lot of fields, I am also very much looking forward to my future study in LCF, I hope to become a more mature fashion curator in the field in the future.