GCE A Level Art and Design - Fine Art - Component 1 - Personal Study - 51

Oct 20, 2026

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Personal Study assessment for GCE A Level Art and Design, Fine Art Component 1, awarded total mark 51 (40 + 11 PS). Examiner commentary evaluates Vicky’s investigation into decomposition, highlighting purposeful drawing and photography that capture colours, textures and shapes in decaying fruit, alongside microscope images with aesthetic potential and playful ideas such as “life and death” pillows. Contextual research into artists supports creativity, but final outcomes do not consistently reach higher sensitivity and realised performance level 5, resulting in practical work at Performance Level 4 and an overall mid-level conclusion on Vanitas themes.

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Pages42

Reading Time1 h 46 min

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Examiner Commentary

OBSERVATION

GCE A LevelArt and Design Fine ArtComponent 1VICKYTotal Mark 51(40+11 PS) AO1 AO2 AO3 AO4 # PersonalDevelopExplore andRecordRealiseStudySelect | Mark | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 11 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Performance
Level | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | Total
out of 90 | 51 | | | | | | | | # Examiner Commentary Vicky's investigations into Decomposition show visual curiosity and emerging individuality.Her experimentation is purposeful,showing an effective use of drawing and photography to observe the colours,textures and shapes of decaying fruit with somesensitivity.For instance,her photographs of decay taken through a microscope have real aesthetic potential,and her 'life and deathpillows'are imaginative and playful.However,she is less confident in knowing how to develop this research into final outcomes,which tend to play safe and fall back on more predictable strategies.Her contextual research into Jules Olitski,Crystal Bennett andothers is diverse and inspire some creativity,without her outcomes showing the more realised and sensitive qualities to reachPerformance Level 5.Overall,the practical element achieves low Performance Level 4. The Personal Study is an effective survey of some of the themes of Vanitas,without managing to come to a particularly informed ororiginal conclusion.One artist is considered after another in a rather ponderous and descriptive way without leading to furtherinsight,indicating a mid-Performance Level 4 achievement. iaeaSnkle0 tcpmmen trorucLnScbunscreobno0oliogecuра,ресn uuBcopraCoiiccbcfomostemouug uODролвга.mouuceu roucосоастаulcxpanmcndnYecubhomcuc(oC b-0rnub. eoотноPoOPbicn ct dcuolmeung hoorntcoc c co smodolg moss,аюзаа.сботThreshoid .Апьос». фон-шалОмAs ungluer&o,oenousonel fc ce.下ineuenDan Lam Agnes Tobns.Гтоеув Пон Ажшаzombiesin modnungeocStaren Hele·Cqlun ChilagонкесеЧ一morquesKuoonje Lamorechuseenyun- гону·GFanom Dean ·Mou SRunz·n has vou-desbrccbon«роибылачупохсбеотunoqual.Dyucn Gebbic-nichoxcismo/uresSIusOn Hcntcneis。karin Konhson. Creohog a detoued dous.n6 snga refinedcolcw palte USea a Smal coice ouerbco greon reu S,to Creor c uYe. om pasc urcom& peiC AS rcpresonus dscay in unuiqu页 and nbront o no anuyDin can an waS to do his again uk oudd nice,hugn- uignus Colourpalletc. TSS99 Shreddiesprotographmurai madeorazhHandashisusofK dueto choos tCovys.Looking EE a+6(hou all cclucanonUoKCieatca Truit TubebTESCOTESCODIETDIETLEMONADEShe a moatnAst dodJT JiuT еэгзт оэгзт ТНIС ЯСАИОМАЛ aniz anli rfghnd b70lslontsono 11:厂 Ruuyscnog Shu iSboorRncwnfoKoreu·L paunngsPlcue ho上hoxre bogGn 大cio Twc marRoSShoxplocesuuoVe oreCerscLCca ancreoCoptunngancumgYtcuLStnuo uUoCt m Bnw,uaunuxRuysCn waSJoneDhemoStinyuurunoStiuu usepaanfcn huston才aundhds bocom DngboSE documontecluomcun大h du Chgoldon Infuencos RaChel Woua honeCd nwock ncUole:Sccaunistzniccu S alkuyfor thar bme penod cwers Beeremely persive.Capohg amauows tnre boa y boSrarea all livinq things must dic.A quorc hom RuyschIn Some waya COechion九reugion conbe hignugntecDhcoughher 0rkCreobng a deeper medningHeucYdepicis.fhat beauty fadesandfveneualuywre alpossauoy Tome Roysch uork is a uecygloomycurloce e uf.A remindemhotnoecerytnings last fexerccHu0 nRS my personaiStudy as ncaptures D ChemOydecomposibion copicting howtnohurou md ajs ccord 100 Ond pl 9 of au oble ## OBSERVATION SKETHES Qliguind (eauy Come dead tre inueuitcbOnd hdu SnowS deobr, MuSt fo be Cnk

FAQs

What strengths does the examiner highlight in Vicky’s decomposition investigation?

The examiner highlights visual curiosity and effective use of drawing and photography to observe the colours, textures and shapes of decaying fruit, including microscope photographs with aesthetic potential.

What limitation prevents the work from reaching Performance Level 5?

The examiner notes that Vicky is less confident in developing the research into final outcomes, which tend to be cautious and rely on more predictable strategies.

How does the Personal Study relate to Vanitas themes?

The Personal Study surveys themes of Vanitas effectively, but does not lead to a particularly informed or original conclusion, resulting in a mid Performance Level 4 achievement.

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