AS 91485 annotated exemplars

This annotated exemplar is intended for teacher use only. Annotated exemplars are extracts of student evidence, with commentary, that explain key parts of a standard. These help teachers make assessment judgements at the grade boundaries.

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For Excellence, the student needs to examine, perceptively, the impact of media and processes on art works.

This involves:

• evaluating the impact of media and processes on style and meaning in art works
• using supporting contextual evidence

This is part of an examination of the media used by modernist artists.

The student evaluates the impact of Picasso’s media and processes on the abstract style and ideas in his sculpture (1).

Contextual evidence is used to support the evaluative discussion (2).

To reach Excellence more securely, the student could expand their evaluative discussion to include more details about the impact of media and processes on the abstract style and conceptual meanings of the art works.

For Merit, the student needs to examine, in depth, the impact of media and processes on art works.

This involves explaining in detail the impact of media and processes on style and meaning in art works

This is part of an examination of modernist design and architecture.

The student identifies the style used by the designer (1) and explains in detail the impact of media on the Art Nouveau style of this structure (2). 

The student explains in detail the impact of the Art Nouveau style on the meaning and messages associated with this structure (3).

To reach Excellence, the student could use more contextual evidence to support an evaluation of the impact of media and processes on the style and meaning of the work.

For Merit, the student needs to examine, in depth, the impact of media and processes on art works.

This involves explaining in detail the impact of media and processes on style and meaning in art works

This is part of an examination of modernist design and architecture.

The student includes some details in their explanation of the impact of media on the style and meaning of this car mascot (1). The detailed explanation of glass casting is followed by a simple explanation of the process’s impact on the figure (2).

For a more secure Merit, the student could include more detail in their explanations of the impact of both media and processes on style and meaning in the art works.

For Achieved, the student needs to examine the impact of media and processes on art works.

This involves:

• explaining the impact of media and processes on style and meaning in art works
• using supporting evidence.

This is part of an examination of modern American art.

The student explains the impact of Pollock’s use of media and processes on his style of painting (1) and explains the impact of these techniques on the ideas and meanings conveyed by his art (2).

To reach Merit, the student could include more detail in their explanations of the impact of media and processes on style and meaning in the art works.

For Achieved, the student needs to examine the impact of media and processes on art works.

This involves:

• explaining the impact of media and processes on style and meaning in art works
• using supporting evidence.

This is part of a set of imaginary interviews with Renaissance artists.

The student begins to explain the impact of gold leaf and gilding on the style of the art work (1) and explains their impact on meaning (2).

To reach Achieved more securely, the student needs to focus on the media and processes and write clearer explanations of their impact on style and meaning in the art work.

For Achieved, the student needs to examine the impact of media and processes on art works.

This involves:

• explaining the impact of media and processes on style and meaning in art works
• using supporting evidence.

This is part of an examination of Surrealist and Dada art works.

The student begins to explain the impact of Chirico’s use of oil paint on the mood and meaning of the painting, using supporting evidence from the art work (1). The painting is linked to metaphysical and surrealist art (2).

To reach Achieved, the student needs to explain the impact of media and processes on both style and meaning in the art work.