Section II: Concentration
Rationale
A concentration is a body of related works that demonstrate a student’s commitment
to the thoughtful investigation of a specific visual idea. It is not a selection of a
variety of works produced as solutions to class projects or a collection of works with
differing
intents. Students should be encouraged to explore a personal, central
interest as intensively as possible; they are free to work with any idea in any medium
that addresses two-dimensional design issues. The concentration
should grow out of
the student’s idea and demonstrate growth and discovery through a number of
conceptually related works. In this section, the evaluators are interested not only in
the work presented but also in visual evidence of the student’s thinking, selected
method of working and development of the work over time.
Requirements
For this section, 12 digital images must be submitted, some of which may be details. All
images should be labeled with dimensions (height 3 width) and material. The Digital
Submission Web application incorporates space to include this information. Regardless
of the content of the concentration, the works should be unified by an underlying idea
that has visual and/or conceptual coherence. The choices of technique, medium, style,
form, subject and content are made by the student, in consultation with the teacher.
The Web application for development and submission of the Concentration and
Breadth sections is available in early February. The Concentration section includes
spaces for a written commentary, which must accompany the work in this section,
describing what the concentration is and how it evolved. Students are asked to
respond to the following:
1. Clearly and simply state the central idea of your concentration.
2. Explain how the work in your concentration demonstrates your intent and the
exploration of your idea. You may refer to specific images as examples.
Although the responses themselves are not scored as pieces of writing, they provide
critical information for evaluating the artwork. Thus, they should be well written.
Students should be encouraged to formulate their responses to the first question
early in the year, as they define the direction their concentration will take.
Responses should be concise; the space available for them in the Web application
is generous, but the number of characters that can be typed is limited. Responses
should be focused on the information requested.
Rationale
A concentration is a body of related works that demonstrate a student’s commitment
to the thoughtful investigation of a specific visual idea. It is not a selection of a
variety of works produced as solutions to class projects or a collection of works with
differing
intents. Students should be encouraged to explore a personal, central
interest as intensively as possible; they are free to work with any idea in any medium
that addresses two-dimensional design issues. The concentration
should grow out of
the student’s idea and demonstrate growth and discovery through a number of
conceptually related works. In this section, the evaluators are interested not only in
the work presented but also in visual evidence of the student’s thinking, selected
method of working and development of the work over time.
Requirements
For this section, 12 digital images must be submitted, some of which may be details. All
images should be labeled with dimensions (height 3 width) and material. The Digital
Submission Web application incorporates space to include this information. Regardless
of the content of the concentration, the works should be unified by an underlying idea
that has visual and/or conceptual coherence. The choices of technique, medium, style,
form, subject and content are made by the student, in consultation with the teacher.
The Web application for development and submission of the Concentration and
Breadth sections is available in early February. The Concentration section includes
spaces for a written commentary, which must accompany the work in this section,
describing what the concentration is and how it evolved. Students are asked to
respond to the following:
1. Clearly and simply state the central idea of your concentration.
2. Explain how the work in your concentration demonstrates your intent and the
exploration of your idea. You may refer to specific images as examples.
Although the responses themselves are not scored as pieces of writing, they provide
critical information for evaluating the artwork. Thus, they should be well written.
Students should be encouraged to formulate their responses to the first question
early in the year, as they define the direction their concentration will take.
Responses should be concise; the space available for them in the Web application
is generous, but the number of characters that can be typed is limited. Responses
should be focused on the information requested.