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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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SECTION A–continued

Question 1Howistextureusedasaformalelementinthefirstartworkillustratedonpage1oftheinsert?

3marks

Question 2Howisformusedasaformalelementinthesecondartworkillustratedonpage1oftheinsert?

3marks

SECTION A

Instructions for Section AAnswerallquestionsinpeninthespacesprovided.

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Question 3Refertopage2oftheinsert.Comparetheuseofmaterials and techniquesinthetwoartworks.

6marks

Question 4Refertopage2oftheinsert.Comparethemeanings and messagesofthetwoartworks.

6marks

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SECTION A – Question 5–continued

Question 5Usethecontemporary analytical frameworktointerprettheartworkillustratedoppositeintermsofits• presentation

• content/subjectmatter.

Yourinterpretationmustincludereferencetotheartworkillustratedandtothecommentarythatdescribesit.

7marks

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275×450×450cm

AiWeiwei,ʻForever̓ Bicycles,installationmadeoutof42modifiedbicycles,2003

CommentaryAiWeiweihasusedthepopularChinese‘Forever’brandbicyclestocreateaninstallationthattakesbikesfromthestreetsandplacestheminagalleryspace.Thebikeshavebeenjoinedtogetherinacirclethatsuggeststheendlesspassingoftime.Theinstallationalmostentirelyfillsthegalleryinamannerthatinterfereswiththeviewer’sabilitytomovearoundfreelyandviewtheworkfromdifferentangles.

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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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15marks

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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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10marks

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SECTION C – Question 8–continued

Question 8Usetwoanalytical frameworks tointerpretoneartworkthatyouhavestudiedthisyear.

Artist’sname

Titleofartworkandapproximatedate

Analyticalframework1

Analyticalframework2

SECTION C

Instructions for Section CAnswerallquestionsinpeninthespacesprovided.

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10marks

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SECTION C – Question 9–continued

Question 9ʻArtmaychangethewaypeoplethink.ʼ

Discussanddebatethisstatementwithreferencetoanartissuethatyouhavestudiedthisyear.Inyouranswerreferto

• atleastoneartwork

• differentpointsofviewexpressedinatleasttwocommentariesaboutart.

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15marks

END OF QUESTION AND ANSWER BOOK

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Extra space for responses

Clearly number all responses in this space.

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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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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.

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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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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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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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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