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S4 Revision Questions. Complete a picture question and a “Part b” question that you haven’t attempted before for the art studies area relevant to you (portrait, landscape or still-life) and also for product design. You should allow yourself 15 minutes for each question. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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S4 Revision Questions
Remember, you will need 2 ticks for each mark. You can get these by a detailed description of a feature (1 tick) and a description of the effect of it (1 tick).
Complete a picture question and a “Part b” question that you haven’t attempted before for the art studies area relevant to you (portrait, landscape or still-life) and also for product design. You should allow yourself 15 minutes for each question
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Portrait
Int 2 part b. Discuss two portraits by different artists. How have the artists used colour, composition and media-handling to portray the characters of their subjects?
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Egon Schiele, Self Portrait, 1912, charcoal and gouache on paper.
Discuss the mood or feeling of this portrait with reference to line, shape and colour. (10 marks)
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• Chuck Close, “Lyle” 2003, oil on canvas, 2metres tall
Comment on the artist’s style and use of colour and pattern in this portrait. What impression do you get of Lyle and why?
(10 Marks)
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• Mark Quinn, “Self” 1998• (This self portrait was made
by freezing 9 pints of the Artists’ own blood –taken over a period of several months – in a cast of his own head. The piece is displayed in a frozen cabinet)
• How effective do you think this is a self-portrait? Comment on materials, technique and form?
• (10 Marks)
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Still-Life
• Int 2 part b• Compare and contrast two still-lives by different artists. How do the artists’
uses of media handling and composition suit their subject matters.
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John Bratby, Still Life with Chip Fryer 1954, oil paint on canvas.
In this painting, Bratby has deliberately depicted ordinary, everyday things. Describe the effect of his use of tone, composition and media-handling in this painting.
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Giorgia O’Keeefe, Broken Shell. Oill on canvas.
What is the effect of the artists use of colour tone and shape in this composition?
(10 marks)
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Cornelia Parker“30 Pieces of Silver”(In this still-life, Parker has
suspended 30 flattened silver items from nylon thread so that they lie a few inches above the floor)
Discuss the effectiveness of the artists use of materials, form and techniques in this still-life. What ideas do you think she was trying to communicate?
(10 Marks)
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Product Design• Int 2 part b.
• Compare two different product designs by different designers. Discuss the success of the designers’ uses of materials and sources of inspiration in creating designs suited to their function.
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• Stainless steel bookcase by Ron Arad, 1993
• Discuss the effectiveness of this design, commenting on aesthetics, use of materials and function.
• (10 Marks)
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• Michael Graves, Salt and Pepper pots, designed for Alessi, 1985, plastic and polished steel
Michael Graves is famous for his simple and fun designs. Comment on the form and functionality of these items giving your own personal opinion on their success as designs. Who do you think these products were targeted at and why?
(10 Marks)