Expressive art: Question 1
Question 1 tests your knowledge and understanding of artworks you have studied on the course.
- Your response should be based on two artworks you have studied.
- The two artworks should be by different artists and be based on the same theme and/or have similarThe topic or objects chosen for representation in an expressive artwork. In portraiture, the person represented is referred to as the ‘subject’ or ‘sitter’..
- The question is divided into part (a) and part (b).
Part (a):
- is worth 10 marks - divided into two parts:
- 8 marks - for commenting on three different elements of your selected art works. To gain full marks, you must respond to all the prompts in the question and make eight relevant, justified points. You do not need to make the same number of points for each element, or for each artwork.
- 2 marks - for giving an opinion with two justified reasons.
- is unpredictable - prepare by selecting two specific artworks and learning about how the artists have:
- used subject matter or imagery
- used Arrangement of different elements within an artwork or design.
- used the Elements used by artists and designers in different proportions and ways to create visual effects. The visual elements are: line; tone; colour; shape; form; pattern; and texture., focusing on one key visual element for the exam (line, How light or dark something is. Can also mean a mixture of a colour with grey., colour, shape/The visible shape and structure of something and the particular way in which it exists or appears., Repeated design or recurring sequence., The way a surface looks and/or feels.)
- used media handling and techniques
- used scale
- created a A description of the appearance of something.
- created mood and atmosphere
- created The visual impression made on the viewer. Many elements contribute to visual impact, for example imagery, colour and style.
- Begin your response by stating which artworks you have selected, for example:
I have selected two self-portraits: ‘Self-Portrait’ (1959) by Sir Stanley Spencer and ‘Self-Portrait with Badges’ (1961) by Peter Blake.
Trench Warfare (1932) by Otto Dix and Guernica (1937) by Pablo Picasso are both paintings on the theme of war.
- Refer to specific artworks. If you discuss the artists or their work in general you will not gain marks.
Part (b):
- is worth 5 marks.
- is predictable and unchanging from year to year.
- asks you to select one of the artists from part (a)
- identify two influences on their work
- describe three ways in which these influences can be seen in any of their work. This means you must give two examples for one influence and one example for the other.
- Influences that impact on the work of artists include:
- other artists/art movements
- local, national and world events
- different cultures and popular culture
- their environment
- living conditions and personal circumstances
- family and community
- politics
- belief
- gender
- health and wellbeing
- technology
- developments in other areas, e.g. science, literature, music
- Information given in response to part (b) must be factually correct. Marks cannot be awarded for points which contain incorrect, speculative information. Your comments must show that you have studied the topic.
- You cannot be awarded marks for giving biographical information which is vague or which was not an influence on the artist’s work.
- The impact of an influence may be explained in relation to a specific work. This does not need to be the same work from part (a).
- The impact of an influence can also be related to the artist’s practice, for example, if it changed the way they worked in a specific series, or during a particular period.
Question
This sentence would give you 0 marks:
In 1886, Van Gogh went to Paris where he met other artists.
How could it be improved?
In 1886, Van Gogh went to Paris where he was introduced to the work of the Impressionists. This influenced him to change his style and he began to work with short brushstrokes and a brighter colour palette than he had used in his early work.