2012 art written examination
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SUPERVISOR TO ATTACH PROCESSING LABEL HERE
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STUDENT NUMBER Letter
Victorian Certificate of Education 2012
ARTWritten examination
Thursday 15 November 2012 Reading time: 9.00 am to 9.15 am (15 minutes) Writing time: 9.15 am to 10.45 am (1 hour 30 minutes)
QUESTION AND ANSWER BOOK
Structure of bookSection Number of
questionsNumber of questions
to be answeredNumber of
marks
A 5 5 25B 2 2 25C 2 2 25
Total 75
• Studentsarepermittedtobringintotheexaminationroom:pens,pencils,highlighters,erasers,sharpenersandrulers.
• StudentsareNOTpermittedtobringintotheexaminationroom:blanksheetsofpaperand/orwhiteoutliquid/tape.
• Nocalculatorisallowedinthisexamination.
Materials supplied• Questionandanswerbookof16pageswithadetachableinsertforSectionAQuestions1,2,3and4
andSectionBQuestions6and7inthecentrefold.• Additionalspaceisavailableattheendofthebookifyouneedextrapapertocompleteananswer.
Instructions• Detachtheinsertfromthecentreofthisbookduringreadingtime.• Writeyourstudent numberinthespaceprovidedaboveonthispage.
• AllwrittenresponsesmustbeinEnglish.
At the end of the examination• Youmaykeepthedetachedinsert.
Students are NOT permitted to bring mobile phones and/or any other unauthorised electronic devices into the examination room.
©VICTORIANCURRICULUMANDASSESSMENTAUTHORITY2012
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2012ARTEXAM 2
SECTION A–continued
Question 1Howistextureusedasaformalelementinthefirstartworkillustratedonpage1oftheinsert?
3marks
Question 2Howisformusedasaformalelementinthesecondartworkillustratedonpage1oftheinsert?
3marks
SECTION A
Instructions for Section AAnswerallquestionsinpeninthespacesprovided.
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SECTION A–continuedTURN OVER
Question 3Refertopage2oftheinsert.Comparetheuseofmaterials and techniquesinthetwoartworks.
6marks
Question 4Refertopage2oftheinsert.Comparethemeanings and messagesofthetwoartworks.
6marks
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2012ARTEXAM 4
SECTION A – Question 5–continued
Question 5Usethecontemporary analytical frameworktointerprettheartworkillustratedoppositeintermsofits• presentation
• content/subjectmatter.
Yourinterpretationmustincludereferencetotheartworkillustratedandtothecommentarythatdescribesit.
7marks
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END OF SECTION ATURN OVER
275×450×450cm
AiWeiwei,ʻForever̓ Bicycles,installationmadeoutof42modifiedbicycles,2003
CommentaryAiWeiweihasusedthepopularChinese‘Forever’brandbicyclestocreateaninstallationthattakesbikesfromthestreetsandplacestheminagalleryspace.Thebikeshavebeenjoinedtogetherinacirclethatsuggeststheendlesspassingoftime.Theinstallationalmostentirelyfillsthegalleryinamannerthatinterfereswiththeviewer’sabilitytomovearoundfreelyandviewtheworkfromdifferentangles.
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2012ARTEXAM 6
SECTION B – Question 6–continued
Question 6Refertopage3oftheinsert.Usethepersonal framework todiscussthedifferentwaysinwhichthetwoartistshaverespondedtothedepictionofwarinart.Yourinterpretationmustincludereferenceto
• theartists’personalideasabouttheworkswithreferencetothecommentariesprovidedbelow
• yourownpersonalresponsetotheworks.
Commentary on artwork 1ThisprintwasusedforaposteradvertisingaschemeforciviliancontributionstoFrenchmilitaryspendingduringtheFirstWorldWar.Theartisthaschosentoemphasisetheidealofcourageinwar.Hedepictsayoungsoldierrunningintobattlewithoutanyfearaboutthedangersahead.TheFrenchphraseforWe’ll Get Them!atthetopemphasisesthatthewarwillbewononlyifeverybody–includingtheciviliansbackhome–pullstogetherandpledgestheircommitmenttothefight.
Commentary on artwork 2Inthispainting,theartistwishedtocommunicatehispersonalsenseofsorrowaboutthewasteandlossinvolvedinarmedconflict,andtocreateamemorialtoallthosewhofoughtanddiedinwar.HefeltapersonallinktothisbecausehehadservedintheVietnamWarasaconscriptedsoldierafewyearsearlier.Itdepictstheartist’sownuniformandserviceidentificationtagshangingfromachair,suggestingthepresenceofasoldierwhoisnolongertheretowearthem.
SECTION B
Instructions for Section BAnswerallquestionsinpeninthespacesprovided.
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SECTION B–continuedTURN OVER
15marks
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2012ARTEXAM 8
SECTION B – Question 7–continued
Question 7Refertopage4oftheinsert.Inyourresponserefer to the artworks illustratedaswellastoboththecommentariesbelow.
Imaginethatyou are the third member of a judging panelappointedtoselectthewinnerforaprestigiouscontemporarypaintingprize.Thetwoillustratedworkshavebeenshortlistedfortheprize.Nowthejudgingpanelcannotdecidewhichworkshouldwintheprize.
Whichofthetwoentriesdoyouthinkshouldbechosenasthewinner?
Justifyyourdecisionwithreferencetotheartworksillustratedandtotheideasraisedbytheothertwojudgesinboththecommentariesbelow.
Commentary on artwork 1Judge 1:Artwork1shoulddefinitelywintheprize.Artshouldinvolveriskandpushthelimitsofexpression.Thisworkdoesthatbytakingthetraditionofabstractpaintingandthenmakingitnewagainbyturningthepaintingintoathree-dimensionalobjectprojectingoffthewall.Thesecondwork,ontheotherhand,istootraditionalandshouldbedisqualifiedbecauseitisnotreallyaworkofart.Itisascientific,botanicalillustrationthatjustdescribesanobjectratherthaninterpretsitinanartisticsense.
Commentary on artwork 2Judge 2:Artwork2shoulddefinitelywintheprize.Contemporaryartdoesnothavetobechallengingandinnovativeallthetime.Botanicalartisjustasvalidasanyotherformofcontemporaryart.Theextraordinarydetailinthisworkatteststotheartist’skeenpowersofobservationandthisdetailwouldmakeitveryusefultoscientistsstudyingplants.However,itisalsobeautifullydesignedandskilfullyexecutedandsoworksjustaseffectivelyasapieceofart.Itshoulddefinitelywinoverthefirstwork,whichshouldbedisqualifiedsinceitisapaintedsculpture.Thisisaprizeforpainting,afterall.
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END OF SECTION BTURN OVER
10marks
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2012ARTEXAM 10
SECTION C – Question 8–continued
Question 8Usetwoanalytical frameworks tointerpretoneartworkthatyouhavestudiedthisyear.
Artist’sname
Titleofartworkandapproximatedate
Analyticalframework1
Analyticalframework2
SECTION C
Instructions for Section CAnswerallquestionsinpeninthespacesprovided.
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SECTION C–continuedTURN OVER
10marks
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2012ARTEXAM 12
SECTION C – Question 9–continued
Question 9ʻArtmaychangethewaypeoplethink.ʼ
Discussanddebatethisstatementwithreferencetoanartissuethatyouhavestudiedthisyear.Inyouranswerreferto
• atleastoneartwork
• differentpointsofviewexpressedinatleasttwocommentariesaboutart.
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TURN OVER
15marks
END OF QUESTION AND ANSWER BOOK
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2012ARTEXAM 14
Extra space for responses
Clearly number all responses in this space.
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TURN OVER
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2012ARTEXAM 16
Ascriptbookisavailablefromthesupervisorifyouneedextrapapertocompleteyouranswer.Pleaseensureyouwriteyourstudent numberinthespaceprovidedonthefrontcoverofthescriptbook.At the end of the examination, place the script book inside the front cover of this question and answer book.
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1 2012 ART INSERT
Insert for Section A Questions 1, 2, 3 and 4 and Section B Questions 6 and 7
Please remove from the centre of this book during reading time.
SECTION A – continuedTURN OVER
88.9 × 116.1 cm Jean Dubuffet, The Cow with the Subtile Nose, oil and enamel on canvas, 1954
45.7 cm (length) Barbara Hepworth, Sculpture with colour (Oval Form), Pale Blue and Red, painted wood and strings, 1943
Artwork for Section A Question 2
SECTION AArtwork for Section A Question 1
© 2013. Digital Image, The Museum of Modern Art, New York/Scala, Florence.
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2012 ART INSERT 2
END OF SECTION A
295 × 286 × 158 cm Berlinde De Bruyckere, K36 (The Black Horse), polyurethane foam, horse hide, wood, iron, 2003
Artworks for Section A Questions 3 and 4
30.6 × 29 cm Antonio Susini after a model by Giovanni Bologna, Rearing Stallion, bronze, ca. 1600
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SECTION B – continuedTURN OVER
113.0 × 79.3 cm Artwork 1: Jules-Abel Faivre (artist/designer), Devambez Imp., Paris (printer), We’ll Get Them! (ʻSubscribe to the second release of French War Bonds for the National Defence̓), lithograph, 1916
SECTION BArtworks for Section B Question 6
218.5 × 145 cmArtwork 2: Ray Beattie, Image for a dead man, synthetic polymer paint and collage (one Infantry Combat Badge) on canvas, 1980
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2012 ART INSERT 4
END OF INSERT
Artworks for Section B Question 7
53 × 39 cm Artwork 2: Jenny Phillips, Corymbia ficifolia (red flowering gum), watercolour on paper, 1998
180 × 75 × 60 cm Artwork 1: Angela de la Cruz, Clutter Bag (Orange II), oil on canvas, wood, 2004