About the examExpressive art: Question 1

Question 1 tests your knowledge and understanding of an artwork you have studied on the course.

• Your response should be based on one artwork by an artist you have studied.
• The question is divided into part (a) and part (b).

Part (a):

• is worth 6 marks.
• asks you to respond to three prompts about the artwork:
  • one from:
    • composition/arrangement
    • media handling and/or techniques
  • one from:
    • colour
    • line
    • tone
    • texture
    • shape and/or form
    • pattern
  • one from:
    • scale
    • style
    • subject matter/imagery
    • mood and atmosphere

Part (b):

• is worth 4 marks.
• is predictable and unchanging from year to year.
• referring to the artist who created the artwork you discussed in part (a):
• identify two influences on their work
• describe how these influences can be seen in any of their work. This means you must give one example for each influence.

• 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.