D. Connection
6 marks
What is the assessment criteria looking for?
an effective identification and critical analysis of the connections, similarities and differences between the selected artworks, objects and artifacts.
At the highest level of achievement, the work critically analyses the connections, similarities and differences between the selected pieces. These connections are logical and coherent, showing a thorough understanding of how the pieces compare.
What does that mean?
The examiner is looking for you to understand how the art work is constructed on and off the canvas and make deeper connections as well as obvious, compositional or superficial ones. You should be able to see more connections with the development of the ideas and the outcomes.
HOW DOES THE WORK CONNECT?
How can I do that?
Look beyond the canvas and look at each layer of the piece. Tell me how they fit together and find the less obvious, more important connections.
examiners advice
"Repetition of ideas and information was frequent. This is particularly the case on screens dedicated to comparing and contrasting, which often simply repeat earlier points. The best candidates understand that the whole study is a comparison and develop this discussion from the start in the manner of a well-argued presentation of ideas."
"Many candidates understood that the comparison was the essence of the study. The best candidates used the comparison screens to develop a discussion. Often candidates gave an overview of the comparison in their introduction and developed this throughout. Comparisons were most effective when the artworks selected made for meaningful contrasts; for example, a similar subject from different times and cultures. Less successful responses simply listed information from earlier pages with no consideration of its significance. There were many cases where unnecessary biographical information was included rather than ideas about the selected artworks. The use of Venn diagrams in strongest studies provide a useful summary of similarities and differences with critical analysis that developed the ideas coherently and clearly. However, the use of Venn diagrams in weaker submissions had limited connections and comparisons with no evidence of critical analysis. Placing information on a screen is not developing a discussion of similarities and differences."
what could that look like?
There is no prescribed way to present your information, think about the advise from the examiner.
