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Quick questions on Analysing an artwork - OCR GCSE Art and Design
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What is biography instead of analysis?Show answer
A copied life story is not a reading of the work. Analyse the actual choices in the work, and use context to illuminate them.
What is no decision?Show answer
Analysis must feed your work. End with what you take and will try, "this matters for my work because", or it is not AO1.
What are a flat list under headings?Show answer
Listing facts under formal, content, process, context is not analysis. Explain how the choices function and their effect.
What is q1?Show answer
Name the four lenses for analysing an artwork. [Knowledge recall]
What is q2?Show answer
Explain the difference between describing and analysing an artwork. [Short explanation]
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