Assessment Task

All Saints Catholic Boys College, Liverpool

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Assessment Task Name: One Functional Art/ Appropriation

Assessment Task Number: Two

Subject: Year 10 Visual Arts

Marks: 20 Marks

Weighting: 20%

Date Task Issued: 25 /5 / 2009

Due Date for Submission:

Context
In term one student’s have been studying Appropriation in modern art.
Students will:
1) Describe artworks and their new meanings.
2) Explains the art periods in which the artist worked in
3) Discuss the events and influences, which led to the artworks, new appropriated image.

Description of activity
(Checklist: tick the boxes once you complete your assessments making sure all aspects of task
have been completed effectively.)
In order to undertake this task you will need to:
1. Indentify and research:
• Two artworks
• The artists that created the artworks
Your researched artworks can be from any period in art history as you will appropriate these
artworks in your painting/functional piece.

2. Draw
• The two artworks in full colour in your Visual Arts Process Diary.
3. Create
• A frame study for each artwork in your VAPD.
4. Prime/undercoat
• wooden piece of furniture
5. Sketch
• your appropriated artwork on a functional piece of art.
6. Apply
• Oil paint and create artwork

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Areas for Assessment
• Art Making
• Resolution of artwork

Outcomes
A student:

5.1 develops range and autonomy in selecting and applying visual arts conventions and
procedures to make artworks

5.2 makes artworks informed by their understanding of the function of and relationships
between artist - artwork - world – audience

5.3 makes artworks informed by an understanding of how the frames affect meaning

5.4 investigates the world as a source of ideas, concepts and subject matter in the visual arts

5.5 makes informed choices to develop and extend concepts and different meanings in their
Artworks

5.6 demonstrates developing technical accomplishment and refinement in making artworks

Criteria for assessing learning

Students will be assessed on their:

• awareness of the conventions and practice of oil painting demonstrated through the
selection and refinement of painting techniques and resolution of their artwork.
• understanding of the structural frame in the organisation of the composition and the
manipulation of visual qualities such as colour, line, scale, tone and shape to create signs
and symbols to communicate ideas of an their artwork.
• understanding of the postmodern frame in the organisation of how original artworks have
been appropriated as students investigate the world as a sources of ideas. concepts and
subject matter. Shows evidence of personal exploration in self-expression.
• awareness of relationships between the agencies of the conceptual framework in
communicating ideas on the appropriated subject matter to an audience.

Submission Instructions

Tick as you have completed:

Date and sign your submission sheet at the back of your school diary and hand
it to your teacher.

Have present your Visual Arts Process Diary on the due date as it is also apart
of the marking process.

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Marking Criteria
Year 10 FUNCTIONAL ART/ APPRORIATION ART

1. Experiments with the application of art elements, principles, concepts and

forms.
5.1 develop range and autonomy in selecting and applying visual arts convections and Grade
procedures to make artworks. Mark
 Demonstrates an extensive understanding of the conventions and techniques
of oil painting in planning and designing a functional piece of art.
 Extensively experiments, evaluates, reflects and considers judgements with A/ 9-10
autonomy and intention in communicating an appropriated artwork.
 Demonstrates a thorough understanding of the conventions and techniques
of oil painting in planning and designing a functional piece of art. B/ 7-8
 Thoroughly experiments, evaluates, reflects and considers judgements with
autonomy and intention in communicating an appropriated artwork.
 Demonstrates a sound understanding of the conventions and techniques of
oil painting in planning and designing a functional piece of art. C/ 5-6
 Adequately experiments, and considers some aspects in communicating an
appropriated image.
 Shows a limited and undeveloped understanding of the conventions and
techniques of oil painting in planning and designing a functional piece of art. D/ 3-4
 Limited experimentation in communicating an appropriated image.
 Basic and undeveloped understanding of the conventions and techniques of
oil painting, minimal, planning of deign. E/ 1-2
 Basic or if no experimentation is evident.

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2. Shows personal exploration and self expression.

5.2 makes artworks informed by their understanding of the function of and relationships
between artist - artwork - world - audience Grade
5.3 makes artworks informed by an understanding of how the frames affect meaning
Mark
5.4 investigates the world as a source of ideas, concepts and subject matter in the visual
arts
5.5 makes informed choices to develop and extend concepts and different meanings in
their artworks
 Extensively and successfully generates an artwork that evokes a strong
conceptual interest and can be interpreted.
A/ 9-10
 Thoroughly generates an artwork that evokes a strong conceptual interest
and can be interpreted B/ 7-8
 Adequately produces an artwork with some conceptual understanding
C/ 5-6
 Produces an artwork with limited ideas.
D/ 3-4
 Produces a basic artwork with no concept, exploration and expression.
E/ 1-2
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Marking Criteria
Year 10 FUNCTIONAL ART/ APPRORIATION ART

3. Resolution of artwork
5.6 demonstrates developing technical accomplishment and refinement in making
artworks Grade
Mark
 Resolution of artwork is extensive, coherent, creative and completed in
which is outstanding, innovative and cutting edge.
A/ 9-10
 Resolution of artwork is through, coherent, creative and completed in an
accomplished way. B/ 7-8
 Resolution of artwork is sound, coherent, and completed.
C/ 5-6
 Resolution of artwork is limited, coherent, and completed
D/ 3-4
 Resolution of artwork is basic, coherent, and completed
E/ 1-2

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