Visual Arts Journal In the visual arts journal the examiner is looking for evidence of: • depth and breadth of ideas in relation to exploration of arts in historical and cultural contexts • coherent, focused and individual investigative strategies into visual qualities • the use of diverse strategies for investigating artworks through theory and practice, examining visual qualities, ideas and contexts • the ability to use vocabulary and language accurately in relation to discussing art and art-making • clearly communicated ideas presented via text and image in an effective and aesthetic manner • work presented articulately, thoughtfully, coherently and comprehensively • a range of primary and secondary sources included in the sample pages and fully referenced • practical use of varied skills, techniques and processes, using experimental and sustained approaches in order to develop artmaking ideas • the application and use of a variety of skills, techniques and processes when writing, discussing, interpreting and responding to artworks and presenting reasoned opinions • the practical application of studies of selected topics both in depth and in breadth • connections between the student’s work and the work of others • a variety of skills, techniques and processes that demonstrate the relationship between investigation and studio
Skills developed • visual literacy and observation skills • visual research and in-depth investigation • the ability to experiment with a range of visual solutions for communicating their intentions
• HL students submit 3–5 screens, which analyse the extent to which their work and practices have been influenced by the art and artists examined • HL students submit a list of sources used Process portfolio – 40% To complete the task, you are required to present documentation of your experimentation, exploration, manipulation and refinement of a variety of visual arts activities during the development of your body of work over the two-year course. The documentation may include carefully chosen samples, which may be extracted from your visual arts journal and other sketchbooks, notebooks and portfolios, as well as preliminary and developmental artworks that have not been included in the exhibition task. The work is submitted as a series of screen-based slides. SL • SL students submit 9–18 screens, which evidence their sustained experimentation, exploration, manipulation and refinement of a variety of art-making activities • the submitted work must be in at least two art-making forms, each from separate columns of the art-making forms table • the submitted screens must not include any resolved works submitted for part 3: exhibition internal assessment task HL • HL students submit 13–25 screens, which evidence their sustained experimentation, exploration, manipulation and refinement of a variety of art-making activities • the submitted work must have been created in at least three artmaking forms, selected from a minimum of two columns of the art-making forms table • the submitted screens must not include any resolved works submitted for part 3 Internal assessment – 40%
Assessment
Exhibition To complete the task, you are required to present an exhibition of your resolved artworks together with accompanying exhibition text (which states the title, medium, size and a brief outline of the original intentions of each selected artwork) and a curatorial rationale. You will need to document your exhibition electronically.
External assessment – 60%
Exhibition internal assessment task.
Comparative study –20% To complete the task, you are required to present a comparative study of at least three artworks by at least two different artists from different and contrasting cultural contexts. The work should be selected from work you have investigated as a part of your independent coursework, and will be explored further and presented as a series of screen-based slides.
SL
• critical analysis of artwork • to consider the social, historical, geographical and cultural influences on art
SL • SL students submit 10–15 screens, which examine and compare at least three artworks, objects or artifacts, at least two of which need to be by different artists • The works selected for comparison and analysis should come from differing cultural contexts
• SL students submit a curatorial rationale that does not exceed 400 words • SL students submit 4–7 artworks; (you are permitted to submit up to two additional photographs in support of each submitted artwork; these additional supporting photographs or screenshots are intended to enable you to provide an enhanced sense of scale or specific detail to the submitted artwork; these additional photographs are optional) • SL students submit exhibition text stating the title, medium and size of the artwork and short (maximum 500 characters) explanation of intent for each selected artwork
• SL students submit a list of sources used
• SL students may submit two photographs of their overall exhibition; they will not be assessed or used to assess the individual artworks
HL
HL
• HL students submit 10–15 screens, which examine and compare at least three artworks, objects or artifacts, at least two of which need to be by different artists • the works selected for comparison and analysis should come from differing cultural contexts
• HL students submit a curatorial rationale that does not exceed 700 words • HL students submit 8–11 artworks; (you are permitted to submit up to two additional photographs in support of each submitted
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