History and Appreciation of Art (HL)
Marks: 150
Time Allocated: 2 Hours 30 Minutes
150 marks out of 400 marks are assigned to this paper- i.e.
37.5% of the overall marks for Art
Candidates
have to answer THREE questions – 50 minutes a question (40 minutes writing and
10 minutes sketching
Section 1 – Art
in Ireland
- Candidates have
a choice of approximately 7 questions.
- must answer one
question which can range from Newgrange to questions on the Early Irish
art to Georgian architecture – there is always a question on this and
Newgrange could come up this year
- Sometimes
photographs are provided and candidates are asked to identify various
artefacts and then describe & discuss them.
- The questions
require you to do quite a lot – name, discuss, describe refer to function,
style etc – make sure you cover the bases
Section 2 –
European Art
- Choice of 8/9
questions – could be anyone!
- You may be lucky
and one of your artists comes up – but it is quite possible that this will
not happen – in this case - look at the ‘generic’ question which may
ask you to look at a work of art which falls into a particular category –
such as a portrait, a painting of a meal, a landscape, a still-life etc.
You will definitely be able to do this if you think creatively…..
- You normally
have to describe 2 works of art
- All of these
questions are long and require you to do a lot so make sure you read the
question & cover all parts of the question.
Section 3 –
Appreciation of Art
- You must answer
one question out of 5
- There is usually
a design question and here you have to bring your general knowledge/common
sense to the question – you can be asked to talk about anything from
chairs, to bags to kettles.
- There is often a
question on a gallery or museum visit.
- The main pitfall
to avoid is not to choose a question where you will quickly run out of
steam.
Hints/Tips
- Always produce
sketches – simplified drawings – and annotate them or label the important
parts.
- Make sure that
you read the question and go back to it as they often require you to do
quite a few diffeent thins – highlight the key phrases.
- For Irish art it
could be Newgrange, ? and almost certainly Georgian will come up
- For European art
adapt what you know to the ‘generic’ question.
- For appreciation
have the courage of your convictions – make sure your opinions are
well-supported & well-illustrated
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