A level Fine Art Exam: Variation & Similarity
Variation & Similarity is the 2019 title for the A level Fine Art exam project (Unit 2). You will have a period of 8-10 weeks (plus the Spring half term and Easter holiday) to develop your ideas through preparatory studies before realising your final outcome as part of the 15 hour, controlled assessment. You should aim to be ambitious in your final outcome and presentation.
The exam paper is full of ideas to help you get started. Your art teachers will also set class and home work tasks that will enable you to have the best start possible for your exam project. Make sure everything is documented clearly in your sketchbook. Start by following the instructions in this PP.... |
Starter Homework:
Create an account on Pinterest (https://uk.pinterest.com). This is a brilliant way to search for inspiration. You simply search for different, related themes, artists or techniques and 'pin' them. Here is the link to Ms Powell's board for the exam theme: Variation and Similarity
Use this to illustrate your initial responses to the theme (eg. mind map). We will come back to this once the set tasks are complete. Keep adding to your pin board over the course of the project. You will see more and more A level students and teacher boards on Pinterest as the project progresses. Click on the image below to access other student and teacher boards.
Use this to illustrate your initial responses to the theme (eg. mind map). We will come back to this once the set tasks are complete. Keep adding to your pin board over the course of the project. You will see more and more A level students and teacher boards on Pinterest as the project progresses. Click on the image below to access other student and teacher boards.
Half Term Homework
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Exhibition Visits
Visit an exhibition that genuinely interests you. Do not be overly concerned about linking it to the exam theme- we can make a connection later.
Use the usual analysis framework if you really do not know how to write about the artwork you see. Also consider how the exhibition has been curated.
ANALYSIS
What do you think the artist's intentions are? There may be more than one. ‘PEC’ each intention.
P (name) creates (what type of images? Fantastical, surreal, objective)
E He / she does this by… (describe something in the image)
C He/she wanted us to consider ….
What wider issues is the artist addressing?
P (name) is considering (bigger issue in context of art, society, politics?)
E This is shown by … (describe something in the image)
C The (name) was interested in this issue because (they felt it was relevant to us now…)
How do the materials and techniques used support your artist's intentions?
P (name) has used (abstract marks, found objects, multiples, casting...) in creating this work.
E This creates a ______ effect. (describe something in the image)
C This helps to support (name) point about ...
What do you think the artist's intentions are? There may be more than one. ‘PEC’ each intention.
P (name) creates (what type of images? Fantastical, surreal, objective)
E He / she does this by… (describe something in the image)
C He/she wanted us to consider ….
What wider issues is the artist addressing?
P (name) is considering (bigger issue in context of art, society, politics?)
E This is shown by … (describe something in the image)
C The (name) was interested in this issue because (they felt it was relevant to us now…)
How do the materials and techniques used support your artist's intentions?
P (name) has used (abstract marks, found objects, multiples, casting...) in creating this work.
E This creates a ______ effect. (describe something in the image)
C This helps to support (name) point about ...
Class Tasks
Task 1: Three in One
Document the work in your sketchbook.
Make sure you include:
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Homework:
Think about Kosuth’s Three in One and make an observational drawing of an object of your choice. Your drawing replaces the photograph element used by Kosuth.
The way in which you present this work is going to be important. Should you photograph it in a similar way to Kosuth or are you going to make a different kind of presentation. Think about it. Take responsibility for your work.
Think about Kosuth’s Three in One and make an observational drawing of an object of your choice. Your drawing replaces the photograph element used by Kosuth.
The way in which you present this work is going to be important. Should you photograph it in a similar way to Kosuth or are you going to make a different kind of presentation. Think about it. Take responsibility for your work.
Task 2: Interiors & Exteriors
Document the work in your sketchbook. Make sure you include:
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Task 3: Lists
Document the work in your sketchbook. Make sure you include:
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What Next?
Once you have completed all the set tasks you need to consider three starting points for your own response to the theme. Each idea must be supported by a link to an artist and your own drawings. Look through the power point, your Pinterest board, the exam paper and also the links below. You can also choose to build on any of the processes and themes visited during the set tasks above.
Useful Links:
Project Expectations
Ensure that you have satisfied each of the Assessment Objectives by the end of the project. See the PP below.