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What is 'Narrow Research'?
Narrow research is the focus on one artist, one small group of artists, or one aspect of a subject or period of investigation. You need to provide evidence of what your focused investigations have been.
You must feature a minimum of two artists in your Narrow Research
You can answer this with practical and written evidence
Practical: Transcriptions
Practical: Original responses
Practical: Abstract examples of the techniques and uses of materials that you have identified
Written: annotation - the notes that you make on what techniques the artists have used and how you can adopt and adapt those techniques for your own production
Practical forms of evidence for your sketchbook
Practical forms of evidence for your sketchbook
Follow these steps from top to bottom and go up a grade each time
Grade D: Transcriptions only
Grade C: Add original images using techniques, materials and processes - this is expected as a bare minimum
Grade B: Abstract application of what you have learned - shows you understand and have identified the techniques
Grade A: Bullet points of what appeals to you in their work - shows you can select from the wider information
Grade A*: Bullet points of techniques that you could take from their work and apply to your own - shows that you can apply solutions to creative problems and is of a higher order in thinking, and therefore, gives you more marks
Transcription
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Examples of artists making transcriptions:
Picasso
Picasso
Artists have made transcriptions for years. Transcriptions are a great way to study a work of art and learn from it.
You can make a transcription to learn from the composition, colours, brushstroeks, layering of colour and other techniques. You could also make transcriptions to think about the meanign and representation of an image.
Taking an image apart to see how it works
Taking an image apart to see how it works
Looking at how it works.
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Responding to an image
Responding to an image
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The Original Response
The Original Response
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What is the Abstract?
What is the Abstract?
The abstract component is where you combine practical and written material to demonstrate your understanding.
There are two ways you can make this:
A set of samples of techniques and written analysis
A full-page abstract application of the techniques with written analysis of specific areas
The first of these two is easier. It is also more clear to the moderator what you are doing and will be easier for them to evaluate and mark.
Abstract Method 1: using samples and annotation
Abstract Method 1: using samples and annotation
Franz Hals: Boy holding a skull example
Franz Hals: Boy holding a skull example
Franz Hals: Boy holding a skull example
This is a painting that has lots of clear techniques and processes.
Look at this PDF and see how elements and techniques have been explained
Abstract Method 2: using the whole page
Abstract Method 2: using the whole page
Whole page example: Bomberg
Whole page example: Bomberg
The marks that you make don't have to follow the drawing and forms of the image - they just have to show that you have identified techniques. In this case, smearing and smudging and using the rubber to create positive marks
You would have to add annotation and explanation to this over the top as overlays or flaps and tie ins
You could not just have a page of artwork without a written aspect and expect to score anything other than low marks
Whole page example: Ravilious example
Whole page example: Ravilious example
You can keep fairly close to the colours, so long as you can show and demonstrate the techniques and processes.
For example with this painting by Ravilious and an abstract response, there is a range of negative and positive, thick and thin, light and dark mark making use throughout the image.
Edges are soft and hard and as well.
The space is created through the drawing entirely.
Your abstract representation of this should show this.
You don’t need to show the exact image. That would be a transcription.
Again, you would have to add annotation and explanation to this over the top as overlays or flaps and tie ins
You could not just have a page of artwork without a written aspect and expect to score anything other than low marks
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