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

Mixed-media assemblage
Pupil E uses images
Assessment commentary
Pupil E has worked with purpose and confidence. She has made informed and personal choices to create
imaginative and original imagery. She has taken a multi-faceted approach, using and adapting a variety of
materials (including textiles), techniques and processes. She has developed a perceptive appreciation of the
qualities of different materials and has developed and adapted her technical skills to make effective use of
the wide range of techniques she has explored.
She has considered the effect of cultural contexts on artists’ methods, for instance, by recognising the
implications of being a female artist working with textiles. She has adapted and refined her own ideas,
processes and intentions through a sympathetic exploration of Bero’s work and approach.
Understanding art, craft and design:
Pupil E’s work has explored a range of imagery using references to urban and contemporary culture. In
her work and her diary she shows an appreciation of how her own experience and interests as a girl
can be used to make work which reflects her identity, for instance, where she uses descriptive text
about her day as a decorative element in her designs. In her research about Mary Bero she confirmed
her ability to recognise how this artist uses materials and imagery, which reflect her own concerns and
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