Expressive art: Questions 2 - 6
In questions 2 - 6 you must respond to an unseen image of an artwork.
- You must answer two questions from the selection of five offered.
- The questions are unpredictable but you can expect the images to feature people, places and/or 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.
- 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 10 marks. To gain full marks, you must respond to all parts of the question and make ten fully relevant, justified points.
- You must give a balanced response as there is a maximum of four marks available for each question prompt.
- Question prompts are appropriate to each image and may include (but are not limited to):
You are not expected to be familiar with the artworks in the optional questions. There are no right or wrong answers but you must fully justify your points to gain marks.
Compare the following examples:
The painting has a dark tone. It is very dull except for the skull which is very bright.
= 0 marksThe painting has a predominantly dark tonal range. This has been created using a gloomy, shadowly background which contrasts well with the illuminated skull in the foreground.
= 1 mark
