Ying Wa Girls’ School

2020 – 2021 Art Test 1 (Online)

S4 VISUAL ARTS PAPER 1

VISUAL PRESENTATION OF A THEME

1:45 pm – 04:20 pm (2 hours and 15 minutes + 20 minutes for uploading)
Part A 1:45 pm – 02:30 pm (45 minutes + 10 minutes for uploading)
Part B 2:40 pm – 04:10 pm (1 hour and 30 minutes + 10 minutes for uploading)

Part A must be answered in English

INSTRUCTIONS

The paper consists of two questions. Attempt ONE question only. Complete
both Parts A and B of the question. Students should first complete Part A.

Part A: Art appreciation and Criticism (45 minutes)

Write a critical appreciation of the works of art provided. Write your

answer in the answer book provided, which will be collected 45 minutes
after the start of the examination. This section carries 20 marks.

Part B: Visual Arts making (1 hour and 30 minutes)

On the white cartridge paper (A3 size) provided, create a piece of

two-dimensional artwork using any medium, form, style and technique
to present a theme in response to the critical appreciation in Part A.
Write a creative brief with sketch, footnote or mind map on the bond
paper provided to explain how your idea is generated. This section
carries 80 marks.

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 Ying Wa Girls’ School
2017 – 2018 Mid-year Test
S4 VISUAL ARTS
Paper 1 Visual Presentation of a Theme (2 hours and 15 minutes)
Class: Secondary 4A, B, C, D, E Date: 09-12-2020
Period: 4 (13:45-16:20)
Attempt ONE of the following:
1. (A) Describe, analyse and compare the forms and expressions of Plate (1a) and
Plate (1b); interpret and evaluate these works. (20 marks)

Plate (1a) Leonardo da Vinci. Lady with an Ermine (Cecilia Gallerani). 1489–90.
Oil on wood panel. 54 x 39 cm. Wawel Castle, Kraków.

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 Plate (1b) Lucian Freud. Girl with a white dog. 1950–51. Oil on canvas. 76 x 102 cm.
Tate Gallery.

(B) Create a piece of two-dimensional artwork based on the theme “My Pet and I”.
(80 marks)

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 2. (A) Describe, analyse and compare the forms and expressions of Plate (2a) and
Plate (2b); interpret and evaluate these works. (20 marks)

Plate (2a) Pieter Claesz. Vanitas with Violin and Glass Ball. 1628. 35.9 × 59 cm. Haarlem.

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Plate (2b) Tom Wesselmann. Still Life #30. 1963. Oil, enamel and synthetic polymer paint on
composition board with collage of printed advertisements, plastic flowers, refrigerator door, plastic
replicas of 7-up bottles, glazed and framed color reproduction, and stamped metal. 122 x 167.5 x 10 cm.
Museum of Modern Art.

(B) Create a piece of two-dimensional artwork based on the theme “Interesting

Stuff in My Bedroom”. (80 marks)
End of Paper