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Critical and contextual studies

Quick questions on Analysing artists and artworks - AQA A-Level Art and Design

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What is biography as context?
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Reciting where the artist was born is not context. Context must explain a formal choice in the work in front of you.
What is no link to your practice?
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Critical study that never feeds your own work misses the point of AO1; always end with a takeaway.

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