Choose any TWO images from FIGURES 1a, 1b and 1c and write an essay in which you discuss the similarities and differences between these paintings.

Make as many observations as you can, regarding the following:

• Style and techniques


• Use of colour


• Use of shape


• Composition


• The feelings and atmosphere these works convey

Discuss the artworks of any TWO artists you have studied, whose work tells us about their personal observations.

Your essay should include the following:

• Names of artists


• Titles of artworks


• Inspirations and influences on these artists' work


• Formal art elements used in the artworks


• Themes and meaning

The Dogon artefacts in FIGURES 2a and 2c were used as a source of inspiration for Alexis Preller and Deborah Bell.

Write a paragraph on these TWO works (FIGURES 2b and 2d), in which you consider the following:

• Influences on and use of Dogon imagery


• Composition


• Style


• Interpretation or message


• How the use of the Dogon images helped to create an African identity in the works of Preller and Bell

Write an essay on any TWO artworks you have studied that show strong influences of African and/or international art.

Consider the following in your essay:

• Name(s) of artist(s) and title(s) of work(s)


• African/International influences


• Formal elements of art


• Composition, style and technique


• Subject matter and message conveyed

Discuss how these TWO works (FIGURES 3a and 3b) depict the 'emotional mess' by referring to the following:

• Use of specific images


• Colour and texture


• Composition and space


• Atmosphere of each work


• Possible messages/interpretations of each work

Discuss the work of any TWO artists you have studied, who reflect on situations of turmoil and tension.

Your answer should include the following:

• Names of the artists


• Titles of artworks


• Issues addressed in the work


• Style of the work


• Use of formal art elements


• Meaning and interpretation

Do you agree with the statement below? By referring to FIGURE 4a and any other pot reproduced in FIGURES 4b, 4c and 4d, write a paragraph in which you consider the following:

• Traditional versus contemporary


• Shape


• Decoration


• Whether you regard these pots as works of art. Give reasons for your response.


• The pot you respond to most positively, and why

Discuss the importance of the work of any TWO South African craft artists whose work you have studied.

Specifically refer to the following in your discussion:

• The names of the craft artists


• The materials and techniques used


• The decoration and construction used


• Any other relevant information related to each of the artists discussed

The images of Mandela in FIGURES 5a, 5b, 5c and 5d stir up strong emotions in the viewer.

Write a paragraph in which you discuss the following:

• Your response to the larger than life drawing in FIGURE 5a


• Whether the memorial in FIGURES 5b, 5c and 5d should be treated as a 'sacred shrine'. Give reasons for your answer.


• Interesting use and placement of the steel rods to create the image of Mandela's face


• Importance/Significance of the site


• Manner in which the viewer can interact with this sculpture

Write a short essay on ONE commemorative building, memorial or artwork you have studied which you feel is representative of a worthy cause or individual.

Your essay should include the following:

• Name of your example, as well as the architect or artist who designed it


• Who or what this example is dedicated to


• Types of material and techniques and decorations used in its design


• Significance of the site of the building/structure


• Purpose/Function of this example


• Use of any decorative features on this example


• How successfully this example pays tribute to the person/event it is dedicated to


• Your response to this example. Substantiate your answer.

Read the information below, study the visual sources (FIGURES 6a and 6b) and discuss the following:

• Possible reasons why printmaking became so prominent among black artists at this time


• Use of text in both works


• Symbols and subject matter


• Style


• Space and perspective


• Purpose/Message

Discuss, in the form of an essay, the significance of any adult South African art centre you have studied.

In your discussion, refer to the following guidelines:

• Funding and function of the art centre


• Types of artworks created


• The work of ONE artist who studied at this centre


• Subject matter, media and techniques used by the artist you have selected

Cai Guo-Qiang is a contemporary Chinese-born artist who now resides in New York. Head On (FIGURE 7a) is an installation consisting of 99 life-sized replicas of wolves and a glass wall. Cai Guo-Qiang had the wolves made in his hometown, Quanzhou, China. A local workshop was commissioned to make the lifelike wolves that are actually clothed in painted sheepskin and stuffed with hay.
The huge artwork, Vortex (FIGURE 7c), was created by letting various grades of gunpowder explode on paper, on which images of wolves had been stencilled previously (FIGURE 7b).
The artwork shows the burnt and smoky charcoal-stained traces left behind after the explosion.

With reference to the information above and the visual sources (FIGURES 7a–7c), discuss the following in an essay:

• How would you define an installation?


• What, do you think, would be the effect of FIGURE 7a on the viewer?


• It has been remarked that FIGURE 7a is both tragic and beautiful. Do you agree with this statement? Give reasons for your answer.


• According to Cai Guo-Qiang, FIGURE 7a symbolises the human condition. In the light of this statement, interpret the message of this work. Take the pack of wolves and the glass wall into consideration.


• How the drawing in FIGURE 7c is the result of both planning and chance


• The overwhelming sense of movement in both FIGURE 7a and FIGURE 7c


• Your opinion on Cai Guo-Qiang's innovative use of materials and techniques

Multimedia art goes beyond the boundaries of what is normally seen as 'art'.

Critically analyse at least TWO multimedia artworks you have studied, to explain how they broaden the idea of art.

Your essay must include the following:

• Names of artists and titles of artworks


• Description and analysis of artworks


• Messages and/or meanings of artworks


• Ways that these artworks enrich and broaden the viewer's idea of art

Write an essay on FIGURES 8a, 8b and 8c, discussing the following:

• The possible interpretations of using ash in the sculptures of Huan Zhang (FIGURES 8a–8c)


• The spacing/positioning of the two figures in relation to each other


• The postures of the two figures and the mood they convey


• Jesus and Buddha are two of the most recognisable religious images of the West and the East respectively. What ideas/meanings, do you think, Zhang wants to convey by placing these two figures facing one another?

Discuss the work of any TWO artists you have studied, in which these artists visualised spirituality and/or religious issues.

Your essay must include the following:

• Names of the artists


• Titles of artworks


• Use of formal elements of art


• Style and technique


• Communication of religious and/or spiritual concerns by discussing the possible meanings and interpretations of these works

By referring to TWO of the visual sources in FIGURES 9a, 9b and 9c, discuss the statement above.

Consider the following in your answer:

• Use of title


• Composition


• Symbolism


• Style

By referring to TWO of the visual sources in FIGURES 9a, 9b and 9c, discuss the statement above.

Consider the following in your answer:

• Use of title


• Composition


• Symbolism


• Style

Write an essay in which you discuss the artworks of any TWO artists who have used gender issues as a theme.

Using the images in FIGURES 10a and 10b, discuss the following:

• Advantages of this type of architectural design


• Architectural influences and characteristics


• Sustainability

Write an essay in which you discuss any TWO examples of contemporary architecture you have studied which make use of innovative ideas.

Include the following in your essay:

• Names of buildings and architects


• Function and site


• Style and use of materials and building techniques


• Socio-economic and environmental issues


• Valid reasons why you find these buildings inspiring