GCSE Fine Art Project: Force
Force was the 2013 title for the GCSE Fine Art exam project and is good preparation for your exam project next year. You will have a period of approximately 11 weeks to develop your ideas through preparatory studies before spending one day in the Art department realising your final outcome as part of the mock exam. You should aim to be ambitious in your final outcome and presentation.
This page 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.
This page 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.
Initial Set Tasks
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Useful worksheet below (ignore the date!)
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What's next...?
Once you have completed the tasks set by your teacher 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 images. Look through the power points and the links below to help you. You can also choose to build on any of the processes and themes visited during the set tasks above.
Three strands
Present three starting points for the project- each idea should fill a double page in your sketchbook and be supported by drawings, a rationale (reasons behind your choice), artists and other relevant information or research. (read 'what's next' below)
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The Art department loves Pinterest. It's a great way to collect images, artists and ideas relevant to a theme. Make a free account then search for the exam theme. You will come across an infinite number of 'pins' that are relevant. If you select to search for boards you will discover Art teachers and GCSE Art students from all over the country who have created boards for 'Force'. Click on the screen grab below to see for yourself.
Project Expectations
Ensure that you have satisfied the following Assessment Objectives tasks by the end of the project:
AO1 - DEVELOP
Make sure all set tasks are completed. By the end of the project, we would like you to have analysed three images by artists relevant to your ideas using the Form, Process, Content structure we used earlier in the course. Use your research to inform your development. A good response does not mean an exact copy.
AO2 - EXPERIMENT
In order to show a good range of experimentation, start by taking 3 sets of different observations in response to 3 ideas based on your research. It is important to show refinement of ideas and techniques throughout the project. Make sure annotation considers subject, concept, approach, technique, formal elements etc as appropriate.
AO3 - RECORD
Remember that we are looking for a good technical and compositional understanding in your work, along with a clear explanation of ideas. This is where you can gain marks for your control of media. You can also gain marks for research and collecting of resources however, only collect what you need to move on practically.
AO4 - REALISE
Develop and refine your best ideas further working towards an exhibition outcome, which will be completed during your mock exam in November.
AO1 - DEVELOP
Make sure all set tasks are completed. By the end of the project, we would like you to have analysed three images by artists relevant to your ideas using the Form, Process, Content structure we used earlier in the course. Use your research to inform your development. A good response does not mean an exact copy.
AO2 - EXPERIMENT
In order to show a good range of experimentation, start by taking 3 sets of different observations in response to 3 ideas based on your research. It is important to show refinement of ideas and techniques throughout the project. Make sure annotation considers subject, concept, approach, technique, formal elements etc as appropriate.
AO3 - RECORD
Remember that we are looking for a good technical and compositional understanding in your work, along with a clear explanation of ideas. This is where you can gain marks for your control of media. You can also gain marks for research and collecting of resources however, only collect what you need to move on practically.
AO4 - REALISE
Develop and refine your best ideas further working towards an exhibition outcome, which will be completed during your mock exam in November.