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12th June 2002, 3:29pm
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#1 | | Registered User
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| limiting oneself
Where my own art is concerned, that is, writings + visual art, I feel that the limits sometimes put on us, for example by school, are my downfall + was wondering if there is any way to overcome this flaw. I have a problem with focusing.. I always want to write about everything + paint everything, but I can't ever stick to one theme. This is probably going to bring me down in my higher art grade, and also in advanced english this year where the dissertation is concerned.. so basically what I'm saying is uhm.. help! | 
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12th June 2002, 5:59pm
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#2 | | Who Cares?
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15th June 2002, 12:36am
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#3 | | ZOOP ZOOP ZOOP!
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| hmmm sounds similar to Matt Groenig, he ended up going to a school for "Highly Creative" people who couldnt concentrate, but in the end it's really just a matter of discipline - however i've not really stuck to anytheme, my theme is the development of my style - don't paint to fit a theme, theme to fit you. use a flexible theme or make one up - i did.
as for English - how is that if every essay is different?
that confused me.
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22nd June 2002, 11:44pm
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#4 | | Troll Banned
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| Dont limit yourself to words and pictures..Use sounds and movements...do anything as long as its creation. | |
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1st July 2002, 10:31pm
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#5 | | i feel sick
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| i have the same problem with being creative with life in general, but at school i tended to just get on with it, and just concentrate on the specific project in front of me - i miss that atmosphere from school, i was so much more productive, i'm far too lazy to get much done now. | |
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10th July 2002, 8:44pm
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#6 | | Troll Banned
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12th July 2002, 4:30pm
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14th July 2002, 4:52pm
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#8 | | head over heels
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| advanced higher dissertation is nothing short of an absolute nightmare.
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14th July 2002, 6:30pm
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#9 | | Dizzy Bint
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| Where the art is concerned you should always reflect your style in the artwork you produce. Try and chose a theme which is flexible enough to allow you to stick to it without feeling that you have missed out on something because your theme is limited.
I don't know much about dissertations in English because I am only just going into fifth year.
Good luck anyway
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14th July 2002, 7:49pm
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#10 | | head over heels
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| portfolio art is also a bit of a nightmare...i had the choice of what i wanted to base mine around, and it was still a nightmare...too much work to come from too short a space of time
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16th July 2002, 1:31am
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| hmmmm Adv.higher wasnt hard really....i did most of my work for it in Higher - and the Adv.Higher can be a good Portfolio course.
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16th July 2002, 10:19pm
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#12 | | head over heels
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| yeh, but really its not a full portfolio, iz it?
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17th July 2002, 2:18am
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| got me in...
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19th July 2002, 11:50pm
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#14 | | head over heels
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| yeh...i had zero portfolio and got into london...oh how i love the gift of the gab.
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22nd July 2002, 11:00am
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#15 | | dis-member
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| to do what course Jade?
And do u mean absolutely no portfolio or just a v.limited one? | |
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