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November 2012 extended essay reports
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Visual Arts
Overall grade boundaries
Grade: E D C B A
Mark range: 0 - 7 8 - 15 16 - 22 23 - 28 29 - 36
The range and suitability of the work submitted
Visual Arts extended essays again ranged from specific studies with a clear structure and car efully
reasoned argument, to some very brief unsubstantiated narratives. Some EE’s were well-focused on the
Visual Arts and carried special meaning for the candidate either in relation to a future program (e.g., the
study of architecture), or for a curren t artistic reason, e.g. related personal studio pursuits. It was good to
see some candidates steering away from well -worn topics. If one is going to write yet another essay on
Frida Kahlo, Andy Warhol, Banksy, the Impressionists, etc., it is helpful to un cover something new, or to
take issue with some existing scholarship and challenge conventional views . Local topics remain a good
choice, especially in the area of architecture, or where one is able to visit a museum, gallery, view public
art or meet with a significant artist or craftsperson.
Although we define the Visual Arts broadly, s ome essays had only a tenuous relationship to the visual
arts. For example, because they tended to focus on technology , rather than aesthetics, some essays on
“green” architecture would have been better submitted in Environmental Systems. Similarly schools and
supervisors need to be aware that “Film Studies” may now provide a more appropriate home for those
essays that are less focused on the visual aspects of film.
All candidates should be encouraged by their supervisors to formulate significant research questions of
personal interest and to draw on a variety of sources to support their arguments, such as textual analysis
and study of original art works or designed artifacts. Appropriate interviews can sometimes be helpful ,
particularly when significant questions are asked of practitioners and authorities on the subject.
Titles of some higher scoring essays included:
How were Sir Richard Rogers and Renzo Piano influenc ed by the Maison de Verre designed by
Pierre Chareau in their design and
File information
Subject
Visual Arts
Document type
Subject report
Year
2012
Session
November 2012
Level
Not labelled in the archive
Paper
Not labelled
Examination zone
Not labelled in the archive
Language
English
File size
132 KB
Pages
5
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