AQA GCE

A-Level ART CRAFT & DESIGN

UNIT 4:
EXTERNALLY SET ASSIGNMENT
2016
Preparation time: 13 weeks of lessons
1st February to 4th May 2016
Exam = 15 hrs
split into 3 x 5hrs (3 school days)

AQA GCE A Level Art Craft & Design- EXAM

Exam = 40% of your final mark for your A Level

AO1 (Develop) 20 marks

Find relevant artists to look at

Produce research pages showing your understanding
Use this work to inspire your own work
Make personal comments and about their work

AO2 (Refine) 20 marks

Explore and select different media and materials

Use different techniques and processes
Evaluate how successful your experiments have been

AO3 (Record) 20 marks

Collect and present relevant imagery

Produce high quality drawings/sketches/ paintings etc
Take your own photographs
Annotate your work thoroughly
Reflect critically on your work and progress

AO4 (Present) 20 marks

Produce confident and high quality final piece/s

Ensure your work links to your prep work and artists
you have researched

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Starting Points:

World issues
On the wall
Everyday scenes
Include yourself
Wild landscapes
Night-time
The anguished figure
Aztec culture

Question 1: World issues

Many artists produce work concerned with political,
social or environmental issues throughout the world.
Heri Dono's paintings, sculptures and installations
comment on political and social problems. The
"Weedrobe" series of costumes by Nicole Dextras
addresses environmental issues.

Consider relevant work and produce a

personal response to an issue that
concerns you.

Q1. WORLD ISSUES

Shirin Neshat

Paintings, sculptures, installations

Lynn Hershman

Nicole Dextras

Heri Dono

The Weedrobe series

Question 2: On the wall

Many artists, designers and photographers have produced
work for a particular wall space. Examples include frescos,
murals, tapestries, textile hangings and video work. Antoni
Gaudi created decorative mosaics. William Morris and
William De Morgan designed ceramic tiles based on
natural forms. Krzysztof Wodiczko has projected moving
images onto the facades of buildings and monuments.

Develop your own work for a wall space of

your choice, making reference to appropriate
work by others.

Q2. ON THE WALL

Kryzystof Wodiczko

Projected moving images onto facades

Doris Salcedo

Carsten Nicolai

Yosuke Goda

Annie Vought

Davide delia

Cuppetelli and Mendoza

Q2. ON THE WALL

Roman Ondak

Q2. ON THE WALL

Tapestries
William De Morgan

Wallpaper design

Ceramic tiles

William Morris

The Arts & Crafts Movement

Antoni Gaudi

Jessica Drenk

Mosaics

Rowan Mersh

Q2. ON THE WALL

Question 3: Everyday scenes

Everyday scenes may be seen in the work of
illustrators, artists and photographers. William Hogarth
produced satirical images of contemporary life in the
17th century. John Bratby painted a number of scenes
which included kitchens and backyards. Photographs
by Tony Ray-Jones documented ordinary society.

With reference to appropriate examples,

develop your own response.

Q3. EVERY DAY SCENES

John Bratby

Scott Bergey

Mary Catherine-Starr

Tony Ray-Jones

Q3. EVERY DAY SCENES

Photography

Martin Parr

Documenting ordinary society

Q3. EVERY DAY SCENES

Etching

William Hogarth

Tapestry

Grayson Perry

Satirical images

Question 4: Include yourself

Many artists and photographers include themselves in
their work, often as the main subject. Joseph Beuys
featured in performances challenging established
artistic, cultural and political beliefs. Monika Weiss
creates installations in which she features.

Research relevant examples and

produce a personal response in which
you include yourself.

Installation

Joseph Beuys

Katie Crawford
Monika Weiss

Noell S. Oszvald

Francis Bacon

Antonio Mora

Performance

Q4. INCLUDE YOURSELF

Photography

Question 5: Wild landscapes

Wild and remote landscapes have inspired artists and
photographers to produce diverse and often dramatic
work. Huang Gongwangs stylised landscapes depict the
pattern of undulating peaks and forests. John Martins
paintings portray the power and scale of natural forces.
Colin Priors photographs capture the rugged character of
desolate mountains.

Investigate relevant work and produce a

personal response.

John Martin

Q5. WILD LANDSCAPES

Elena Stokes

Colin Prior

Louise Balaam

Julia Smith

Ray Morimura

John Piper

Huang Gongwang

Question 6: Night-time
Night-time has been a source of fascination for many artists
and photographers. James Whistlers Nocturnes depict
the atmosphere of river scenes at night. Edward Hoppers
urban scenes create a sense of isolation.

With reference to the work of others,

Produce a personal response.

Jeremy Mann

Q6. Night-time

James Whistler

Liam Spencer

Edward Hopper

Question 7: The anguished figure

The anguished figure is a recurring theme throughout the
history of art. The print of Nebuchadnezzar by William
Blake portrays a very troubled figure. Sculpture of Love
and Anguish by Kenneth Triester depicts victims of the
holocaust. Dorothea Langes cadid photograph of the
Migrant Mother captures a tender and contemplative
image of an anguished figure.

Consider relevant work by others and

produce a personal response

Sculpture of Love and Anguish

Irving Penn

Nebuchadnezzar

Jean-Michel Basquiat
Dorothea Lange

Kenneth Triester

David Alfaro Siqueiros

Migrant mother

Q7. THE ANGUISHED FIGURE

William Blake

Question 8: Aztec culture

Aztec culture produces diverse and highly
accomplished sculptures, ceramics, jewellery, masks,
mosaics and architecture. Their work included brightly
coloured, decorative, abstract patterns and often
portrayed animals, reptiles, birds and people.

Investigate relevant examples and

develop your own response.

Architecture

Jewellery

Mosaics

Ceramics

Q8. AZTEC CULTURE

Masks

Mosaics

Sculptures

Q8. AZTEC CULTURE