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Open Panel A (JPG, 1.3MB)

Excellence boundary

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Open Panel C (JPG, 1.2MB)

‘CUSP’ PORTFOLIOS

Sometimes, portfolios at either end of a grade range may sit exceedingly close to a boundary. These are referred to as ‘cusp’ portfolios, a distinct group within the broad bandings of low, mid, and high (circled with dotted lines in the diagram). Low ‘cusp’ portfolios may satisfy all of the criteria for a grade but may verge on insufficiency in some criteria for that grade. High ‘cusp’ portfolios may provide some evidence towards criteria for the next grade up but be missing sufficient evidence to relocate it into that range.

MH

EL

Purposefully selects art making conventions to frame the investigation and to advance the ideas.

In order to reach the next grade level this folio could show more evidence of…

Selects and uses appropriate art making conventions to frame the investigation fluently and to drive the development of ideas.

• Establishes a clearly defined proposition from the beginning of the submission
• Purposefully explores Italian arts and culture through material investigation and playful construction methods.
• Sets the humorous tone of the submission at the top of panel one with the simply rendered David holding a bowl of pasta rather than a sling

• Advancing ideas further through an even more sustained investigation.
• Reducing the documentation for each outcome to allow folio space for an additional body of work may have enabled the candidate to further regenerate ideas in new or diverse directions.
• Handling media in some works with greater assurance consistently at each phase of the investigation, for example the leaning tower of pasta and the pizza slice could have been resolved further technically

• Demonstrates the critical selection and use of surface, tension, weight and colour to drive a formal investigation.
• Establishes a sound ‘entry point’ which moves the exploration forward into an expansive series of studies using paint, expanding foam, heat-shinking plastics and building materials.

Makes decisions that are clearly related to the establishment of a pictorial and / or conceptual purpose.

Reflects on and identifies best options from previous work and use these to advance ideas in distinct / new or diverse directions.

• Extends ideas systematically throughout the portfolio by comparing and contrasting the traditional and the modern. This is seen in the use of fresh pasta to create simple replicas of a food bowl and drinking vessel on the lower half of panel one developing clearly from the paper chalice and plate above.
• Further extends ideas with purpose through the additional use of Italian themed food items as sculptural material on panel two.

• Moves the investigation forward fluently as each work develops from the previous one to advance ideas.
• Documents the works carefully considering the sequencing and editing to show clarification and regeneration of ideas within the art making process.
• Sits at the lower end of the Excellence grade boundary as the selection of materials and the shifts in direction slow as the board moves through panel two.

Competently uses media and techniques appropriate to the investigation.

Uses a range of media and techniques assuredly, each appropriate to specific phases of the investigation.

• Uses media and techniques competently to extend ideas throughout the submission.
• Demonstrates instances of fluent use of media, for example the bread colosseum, pasta bowl and utensils but not consistently across the submission.

• Chooses and uses materials assuredly to clarify and regenerate ideas.
• Drives ideas materially and demonstrates a reflective process appropriate to specific phases of the investigation.

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Open Panel A (JPG, 1.1MB)

Merit boundary

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Open Panel C (JPG, 1.1MB)

‘CUSP’ PORTFOLIOS

Sometimes, portfolios at either end of a grade range may sit exceedingly close to a boundary. These are referred to as ‘cusp’ portfolios, a distinct group within the broad bandings of low, mid, and high (circled with dotted lines in the diagram). Low ‘cusp’ portfolios may satisfy all of the criteria for a grade but may verge on insufficiency in some criteria for that grade. High ‘cusp’ portfolios may provide some evidence towards criteria for the next grade up but be missing sufficient evidence to relocate it into that range.

AH

ML

Uses art making conventions to frame the investigation and to provide a foundation for the ideas.

In order to reach the next grade level this folio could show more evidence of…

Purposefully selects art making conventions to frame the investigation and to advance the ideas.

• Utilises modelling and projection as the sculpture conventions underpinning the investigation.
• Explores a range of options through the use of both cubic and landform structures on which to project both images and text which offers an appropriate foundation for the development of ideas

• Clearer sequencing of ideas on panel one particularly in the shift from initially using light to the modelled forms in second half of the panel.
• Extension of ideas through more purposeful investigations into projection and site.
• Consistently competent use of media and techniques across the submission, particularly in the use of modelling and projections.
• More accurate representation of how final projections operate in the space.

• Uses the manipulation of found objects and diorama to purposefully frame the investigation within a nature verses technology premise.
• Purposefully advances ideas through the conventions of surfacing, model making, and the integration of natural and man-made objects

Makes some decisions in relation to pictorial and / or conceptual purpose, so that the work moves forward methodically.

Makes decisions that are clearly related to the establishment of a pictorial and / or conceptual purpose.

• Moves through a number of distinct series of work particularly on panel one where decisions have been made to advance the conceptual purpose of the submission
• Investigates the ‘clean green’ nature of New Zealand culminating in a series of large-scale projections.

• Clearly establishes a proposition related to nature versus technology from the beginning of panel one with works relating to nature powering light sources
• Extends ideas in the investigation to technology and nature ‘fighting it out’ on panel two through a series of dioramas using natural elements and deconstructed computer components

Uses media and techniques appropriate to the purpose of the investigation.

Competently uses media and techniques appropriate to the investigation.

• Uses light and projection to appropriately move the ideas forward methodically
• Projects imagery in a large-scale format displaying technical limitations in the competent handling of media and techniques. Text legibility is an issue and whilst ambitious, the large-scale projections show an appropriate rather than competent understanding of site-specific nature of the final works.

• Demonstrates sufficient competence with media and techniques through the manipulation of found objects. Whilst not consistently competent across all works on the portfolio, there is sufficient evidence of the purposeful use of materials and small-scale construction to inform the generation, development and extension of ideas