How to take the art exam abroad?

In fact, the love and pursuit of art are universal. In many countries, the annual art exam is very popular. The hard work of art students who have "sharpened their swords for many years" depends on this most critical blow to knock on the door of the palace of dreams.

Russia: One-to-one tutoring "aiming" at your favorite major

A set of photos of the entrance exams of the Moscow Film School are circulating on the Internet. Russian photographer Sergey Kozmin recorded the candidates from a unique perspective They queued up, rehearsed in makeup, and went through the entire process of taking the exam. The young faces are full of complex emotions, expectations, tears, disappointment, excitement...

As a major art country with a long history and rich resources, Russia's annual art examination competition is very harsh. The art exam is not an "individual battle" for candidates, but more and more like a family's collective dream. For candidates, the selection process is extremely intense and requires strong psychological quality; for parents, in addition to daily encouragement, continuous financial support is a challenge, including tuition fees, clothing fees, art supplies fees, air tickets, Accommodation fees and so on.

In Russia, art education begins in childhood. A typical art student may go through more than ten years of preparation from early childhood to taking the art college entrance examination, throughout his or her entire teenage years. This is because, no matter which art major, be it opera, performance, ballet, or painting and design, colleges and universities focus on examining the candidates’ artistic accomplishments. It is impossible to achieve such a high level with "cramming" sprint training one or two years before the exam. .

To put it simply, admissions to Russian art universities are divided into two stages: professional examination and cultural examination. Among them, the requirements for cultural courses are relatively low, and passing the basic subjects is enough. The difficulty of professional examinations varies by major and school. The more "big names", the more stringent it is. In addition, almost all art schools in Russia recruit students independently. The more high-end the school, the more independent its management system is. Each selection requirement represents the artistic taste of the school. Usually, the annual recruitment examination is handled by an independent admissions committee organized by the college. Most of the committees will be front-line senior teachers from various teaching and research departments. They tend to focus more on the quality of the artistic works submitted by students rather than a simple battle." Determine victory or defeat."

Because enrollment is independent, many Russian students will hire tutors for one-on-one tutoring to "target" their favorite majors in order to get into first-class art universities. Some parents with strong financial strength will even go to their own children to apply for the exam. Teachers from universities and colleges who want to apply for majors provide tutoring services for them, and they do not hesitate to re-study and take exams for many years, because university teachers know the admissions requirements of their departments better and can help students prepare in a more targeted manner. To a certain extent, this has caused an unfair situation in which candidates have different starting lines.

South Korea: Art recruitment reform is also personalized for students

A few years ago, Gong Lin, a professor at Beijing Film Academy, read through many professors while communicating with Kim Jung-hyun, a visiting professor at Chung-Ang University in South Korea. Korean art publications that I purchased when I was in college. Among them, a picture in the "Quarterly Art" published in 1984 caught his attention, and he blurted out: This is an art entrance examination paper! This surprised Professor Jin. Gong Lin, who did not understand Korean, could actually recognize this examination paper.

It turns out that Professor Gong recognized it at a glance because he saw that the art examinations in Korean art academies more than thirty years ago were exactly the same as those in many art academies in China today. That is, "Sketch" is a test of plaster sculptures, "Color" is a test of still life, "Ink Painting" is a test of flowers and birds, and "Sculpture" is a test of copying... He lamented that the shapes and concepts of the art examination papers were as if they were written by one person in the bookstore. Such routines can be seen in the art college entrance examination guidance materials in the Internet, in art examination skills coaching classes of all sizes, and even in the entrance examinations of professional colleges.

In the "Quarterly Art" that year, Korean artists and professors recognized the problems with the recruitment model and wrote an article pointing out the limitations of using realistic technology as the only examination standard. The article emphasizes that it is very difficult to select and admit talented art students solely by using realistic techniques examinations, because it ignores the most important individuality and innovation of art. This formatted examination model hinders willful creators. On the contrary, it is more beneficial to those works that have no personality. Therefore, professors shouted, "Universities do not exist for cultural administration, nor do they exist for professors. They only exist to cultivate outstanding artists and further develop art and culture."

Last century In the late 1980s, the Korean government adopted the suggestions of scholars and artists and gradually changed the unified national entrance examination method. It left the recruitment methods and admission standards to professors and experts of each university to formulate, and asked them to combine their professional characteristics. Examine the artistic talent and personality of the applicants. After the reform, the popular cramming "pre-examination classes" gradually disappeared. High school students who love art studied art in the art courses offered by the school and produced portfolios with their own personality and personal talents. Generally speaking, the professional examination patterns of Korean art academies are becoming increasingly diversified, and the unified admission standards are "gone forever."