Art and design exemplification standards file level 1 - The National ...

Assessment commentary
Pupil C has shared opinions and preferences when responding to the work of others. He has evaluated and
made informed choices about other pupils’ work and been sensitive to the collaborative nature of this stage
of the design process. He has experimented with ideas independently and inventively, and used a range of
resources imaginatively.
Understanding art, craft and design:
Pupil C has responded to contextual stimulus (the work of other artists) and the work of other pupils in
his group to effectively contribute to decisions about a group exhibit. He has evaluated his own work and
the work of other by considering what he, and they, hoped to achieve.
Creating art, craft and design:
Pupil C has increased his involvement in the project and engagement with others in his group. He has
synthesised stylistic approaches in his work to move it from pastiche (imitative) to original (where his
own ideas are apparent).
Next steps
To progress, Pupil C needs to:
■ work independently to find further examples of artists whose style or approach might inform his work,
noting the social and cultural conventions that affect their work
■ give a more fully reasoned evaluation of his work, in relation to his intentions, in his sketchbook.
Exhibition of sculptures
Context
This work was produced as part of an
extended project on exploring and
celebrating the locality of the pupils’
school and their place in the
community. Pupils studied the work
of Grayson Perry and Keith Haring.
During the project they produced
several pieces of work, including
drawings and photographs,
photocollages, an animated film,
digitally manipulated images
culminating in a group installation of
flat panel sculptures that were
exhibited in the school.
This is the sixth in the sequence of
activities and is the culmination of the
project. At this stage pupils
collaborated with the design and
technology department to realise
their final piece of sculpture. Using
resistant materials, and with the
assistance of technicians, their twodimensional
designs were mounted
onto stands to complete their
freestanding sculptures. They tried
different arrangements for the
sculptures, which were then put on
permanent display in the
entranceway of the school.
Exhibition of sculptures
Pupil C’s finished sculpture is a coherent
component in the group work and in
relation to the exhibition site.
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