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Snooze Fest
Alright so, I do Visual Arts as one of my electives...as can be seen below my post ....but anyway, moving right along. So, we've had about two weeks warning for an in-class essay and have been given one period of "strong hints" about what to do both during an essay in general and to help us prepare for this one. So anyway, I realised two days before just how stupid the question really is:
"Evaluate two or more purposes for artmaking. Refer to specific artists and artworks"
So, I have some basic idea of what to do, but its the grammar that seriously bugs me. If it hadn't been explained I would have been pretty much clueless. I think I about dropped my jaw when I questioned the teacher and she replied that she takes any essay question she gives us from past exams...I feel extremely sorry for whoever had this load of garbage sprung upon them during their exam.
You cannot EVALUATE the PURPOSE behind an artwork. You could explain it, you could justify it, you could outline it, and whatever other fancy and ambiguous words they use in exams to test our knowledge while seeking out some specific response to indicate our understanding - but exactly HOW do you make a judgement/assess as to how well the purpose behind an artwork works? "Oh, Im sorry Van Gogh. Your mental state isn't a valid reason to create art" - SERIOUSLY - WHAT THE HECK WAS THE PERSON WHO WROTE THIS QUESTION SMOKING AND HOW DO I ANSWER IT TO A DECENT EXTENT?
"Evaluate two or more purposes for artmaking. Refer to specific artists and artworks"
So, I have some basic idea of what to do, but its the grammar that seriously bugs me. If it hadn't been explained I would have been pretty much clueless. I think I about dropped my jaw when I questioned the teacher and she replied that she takes any essay question she gives us from past exams...I feel extremely sorry for whoever had this load of garbage sprung upon them during their exam.
You cannot EVALUATE the PURPOSE behind an artwork. You could explain it, you could justify it, you could outline it, and whatever other fancy and ambiguous words they use in exams to test our knowledge while seeking out some specific response to indicate our understanding - but exactly HOW do you make a judgement/assess as to how well the purpose behind an artwork works? "Oh, Im sorry Van Gogh. Your mental state isn't a valid reason to create art" - SERIOUSLY - WHAT THE HECK WAS THE PERSON WHO WROTE THIS QUESTION SMOKING AND HOW DO I ANSWER IT TO A DECENT EXTENT?