Art and Design (Fine Art)

Course summary

Component 01: Personal investigation Students will produce two elements: (i) a portfolio of practical work showing their personal response to either a starting point, brief, scenario or stimulus, devised and provided by the student or centre. This portfolio will consist of a sustained project, theme or course of study. It may be presented in appropriate formats for the specialism and area of study chosen using, for example, sketchbooks, mounted sheets, maquettes, prototypes, digital presentations, animation, scale models or illustrated written work. (ii) (ii) a related study: an extended response of a guided minimum of 1000 words. Students are required to establish through this written and, where appropriate, illustrated component, the related context in which their chosen practical portfolio exists. This may be established by exploring the genre, subject matter, movement or historical framework of the overarching starting point, course of study or theme selected. The aim of the related study is to enable students to develop their ability to communicate their knowledge and understanding of art historical movements, genres, practitioners and artworks, considering the way that these change and evolve within chronological and other frameworks. It also builds their understanding of the relationship between society and art: art historical terms, concepts and issues; methods of researching, investigating and analysing; and how works are interpreted and evaluated. Component 02: Externally set task The paper will give students a choice of seven themes, each with a choice of written and/or visual starting points, briefs or stimuli. From this paper, students are expected to choose one option for which they will generate an appropriate personal response for assessment. Students will have up to 15 hours in which to independently realise their response(s).