Section III: Breadth
Rationale
The student’s work in this section should demonstrate understanding of the
principles of design, including unity/variety, balance, emphasis, contrast, rhythm,
repetition, proportion/scale and figure/ground relationship. Successful works of art
require the integration of the elements and principles of design; students must
therefore be actively engaged with these concepts while thoughtfully composing
their art. The work in this section should show evidence of conceptual, perceptual,
and expressive development, as well as technical skill.
Requirements
For this section, students must submit a total of 12 images of 12 different works. Details
may not be included. All images should be labeled with dimensions (height 3 width)
and material(s). The Digital Submission Web application incorporates space to
include this information. This section requires images of 12 works in which the
elements and principles of two-dimensional design are the primary focus; students
are asked to demonstrate that they are thoughtfully applying these principles while
composing their art. These works as a group should demonstrate the student’s visual
organization skills. As a whole, the student’s work in this section should demonstrate
exploration, inventiveness, and the expressive manipulation of form, as well as
knowledge of compositional organization.
The best demonstrations of breadth clearly show experimentation and a range of
conceptual approaches to the work. It is possible to do this in a single medium or in
a variety of media. When a student chooses to use a single medium — for example, if
a Breadth section consists entirely of collage — the images must show a variety of
applications of design principles.
Examples:
• Work that employs line, shape or color to create unity or variety in a composition
• Work that demonstrates symmetry/asymmetry, balance or anomaly
• Work that explores figure/ground relationships
• Work that develops a modular or repeat pattern to create rhythm
• Work that uses various color relationships for emphasis or contrast in a
composition
• Work that investigates or exaggerates proportion/scale
Students may not submit images of the same work that they are submitting for the
Concentration section. Submitting images of the same work for Concentration
(Section II) and Breadth (Section III) may negatively affect a student’s score.
Rationale
The student’s work in this section should demonstrate understanding of the
principles of design, including unity/variety, balance, emphasis, contrast, rhythm,
repetition, proportion/scale and figure/ground relationship. Successful works of art
require the integration of the elements and principles of design; students must
therefore be actively engaged with these concepts while thoughtfully composing
their art. The work in this section should show evidence of conceptual, perceptual,
and expressive development, as well as technical skill.
Requirements
For this section, students must submit a total of 12 images of 12 different works. Details
may not be included. All images should be labeled with dimensions (height 3 width)
and material(s). The Digital Submission Web application incorporates space to
include this information. This section requires images of 12 works in which the
elements and principles of two-dimensional design are the primary focus; students
are asked to demonstrate that they are thoughtfully applying these principles while
composing their art. These works as a group should demonstrate the student’s visual
organization skills. As a whole, the student’s work in this section should demonstrate
exploration, inventiveness, and the expressive manipulation of form, as well as
knowledge of compositional organization.
The best demonstrations of breadth clearly show experimentation and a range of
conceptual approaches to the work. It is possible to do this in a single medium or in
a variety of media. When a student chooses to use a single medium — for example, if
a Breadth section consists entirely of collage — the images must show a variety of
applications of design principles.
Examples:
• Work that employs line, shape or color to create unity or variety in a composition
• Work that demonstrates symmetry/asymmetry, balance or anomaly
• Work that explores figure/ground relationships
• Work that develops a modular or repeat pattern to create rhythm
• Work that uses various color relationships for emphasis or contrast in a
composition
• Work that investigates or exaggerates proportion/scale
Students may not submit images of the same work that they are submitting for the
Concentration section. Submitting images of the same work for Concentration
(Section II) and Breadth (Section III) may negatively affect a student’s score.