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Portfolio Pieces for L.A. High School?
I am auditioning for Laguardia arts in the city and I really want a strong portfolio for my art audition. I just don''t know where to start! What do the judges like to see? Do they like to see perfection in drawings (to have it look like a photo), or do they want imagination? What kind of pieces (abstract, still life, portraits, figure, imagination, architecture, ceramics) are they looking for and what will they like to see? Should I use a variety of media? If so, which ones? Should I write up how I came up with each drawing? What kind of observational drawings would be interesting and more creative as well as types of pieces? I really just want to know what they're looking for and what will appeal to them and what they will appreciate and reflect what the school is about on me. also landscapes? should i mix media too? Also, should I make collages out of paper or magazines, stuff like that? mosaics?
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- My daughter goes to Laguardia for art. When she was applying to the school, she started working on her portfolio in the spring of 7th grade. She did not create any new pieces just for the portfolio. She was painting and drawing a lot, and she built her portfolio from work she had done throughout 7th grade, in art camp the summer between 7th and 8th grade, and in early 8th grade. She included a variety of work, including one collage (one with particular meaning for her that she did for a specific purpose - not for the portfolio.) but she did try to make sure the entire portfolio was representative of who she was as an artist. Good luck.
