Expressive art: Questions 2 - 6
In questions 2 - 6 you must respond to a previously unseen image of an artwork.
- You must answer one question from the selection of five offered.
- The questions are unpredictable but you can expect the images to feature people, places and objects (or combinations of these).
- There will be two dimensional and three dimensional artwork to choose from.
- There will likely be a variety of different techniques and processes, for example:
- painting (realistic and/or expressive)
- Creation of an image by printing. Printmaking techniques include silkscreen printing, block printing, monoprinting and etching. Each technique involves specific media and material. Eg, silkscreen designs can be printed onto fabric or paper using acrylic ink.
- Combination of different media to create a single artwork. Eg, a piece made using watercolour, charcoal and magazine paper is a mixed media artwork. art
- photography
- sculpture
- Three-dimensional artwork that includes the space it is exhibited in. The work is often immersive: the viewer occupies the same space and so becomes a part of the artwork itself.
- There will be artworks from different time periods.
- There may be artworks from different cultures.
Key information:
- You will be prompted to respond on three key elements of the artwork - worth 8 marks. To gain full marks, you must respond to all parts of the question and make eight fully relevant, justified points.
- You will also be asked to give an opinion within a particular aspect and to give two justified reasons - worth 2 marks.
- There are no right or wrong answers but you must justify and explain your opinions to gain marks.
Question
This sentence would give you 0 marks:
The artist has used bright colours to paint the landscape.
How could it be improved?
Bright colours, including yellow in the field and ultramarine blue in the sky, have been used to paint the landscape. These expressive, intense colours suggest a hot summer day.
To prepare for these questions, you should be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of:
- subject matter and imagery
- compositional elements including pose (if appropriate), arrangement, focal point, viewpoint and Perspective relates to the idea of seeing, showing or suggesting depth and the distance between the viewer and the subject.
- the visual elements – line, tone, colour, shape/form, pattern and texture
- materials, media handling and technique
- style
- Size or dimensions.
- mood and atmosphere
- visual impact
