Category: Arty Students
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Light & Shade by Rosie
Below is an example art A-level project produced for the externally set assignment, answering the question ‘Light and Shade’. This was from the fine art paper. A-Level is an independent course of study taken by students who are approximately 17/18 years of age in the UK. Students only have about 8 – 10 weeks to…
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Is This A Good Theme for Art GCSE or iGCSE?
This blog post is for all the students who contact me and ask “I’m thinking of doing this theme, is it a good idea?” Or “Is this a theme?” or “ What artists would be good for this theme?” I understand that it is difficult to choose a theme to pursue at GCSE or IGCSE,…
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Connections by Lima
This is an excellent GCSE project by student Lima. This was the externally set assignment and looking back, I can’t believe the student created so much work in so few weeks. GCSE’s are a qualification taken in the UK where the students should work independently when approximately aged 15-16. She chose the starting point of…
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Chiaroscuro by Antonia
Antonia is a British student who completed this project aged 16 as part of her AS Level qualification. She was given the theme of ‘Chiaroscuro‘ as a starting point. She started by looking at the work of South African artist Solly Smook. She created an artist analysis of one of his paintings so that she could…
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Close-Ups Painting Project
Students had a choice of different starting points. Jess, aged 16 chose the theme ‘Close-Ups’. Above, on her title page, Jess has shown a wide range of artists that have created close-ups. Jess then decided to concentrate on Domenico Gnoli. Presenting pictures of his work (see below) and information on a double page spread she…
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The Portrayal of Women in Art & the Media
This outstanding unit of work was completed by Eleanor (Age 15). It started with the artist Adele Carney visiting the school and working with Year 10 for a full day. The pupils were really inspired by her work which broached controversial issues such as anorexia, body image and obsessive exercising. Eleanor started in her sketchbook…