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Exams: 2005 Studio Art Drawing: Quality Samples
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Drawing: Quality -- Section I
The student works displayed on this page are reproductions of actual works submitted by students in June 2005.
All of the samples here were chosen because they clearly represent different points on the scoring scale for Section I, Quality. In the course of the AP evaluation, each section of the portfolio is scored on a six-point scale. Once the evaluation is complete, the various scores assigned to each student's portfolio are combined and transformed into the final AP grade of 1-5. The requirement for Section I of all three Studio Art portfolios is five pieces.
Each group of five works is accompanied by a brief rationale for the scores awarded to the works. We greatly appreciate the generosity of the students who have agreed to share their works in this way.
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Portfolio 1: Lydia N. Rogers, Pleasant Grove HS, Texarkana, TX
Score: 6
Coherence of an original idea and intriguing points of view characterize the investigation posed here. A sense of deliberateness is reflected in the inventive and confident use of the elements of art to achieve key principles of design such as depth, perspective, and emphasis. The incorporation of the use of photography as a means to develop ideas (as opposed to copying from published sources) serves to distinguish and solidify a unique sense of personal voice.
Portfolio 2: Yang Gao, Billy C. Ryan HS, Denton, TX
Score: 5
This drawing portfolio is characterized by a diverse collection of competent approaches both conceptually and technically. Confidence is conveyed through the use of observational techniques in tandem with a keen sense of compositional devices. The abstract composition appears to have been informed by the studies included here, and this results in the same level of engagement. Although slightly awkward, the ellipses that set up the sense of depth in the still life composition reflect a willingness to take on sophisticated ideas.
Portfolio 3: Samantha N. Schneider, Hume Fogg Academic HS, Nashville, TN
Score: 4
There is evidence of the student's attempt in both observational still life and figurative work. The experimentation with color noted in the observational drawing of the bottles seems to translate well into one of the figurative drawings. There are several emergent expressive qualities that remain open to further exploration. Compositional concerns with regard to centering the figure and the use of photographs may in some ways compromise the student's voice.
Portfolio 4: Joshua Dimick, Fremont HS, Plain City, UT
Score: 3
Maximizing a particular medium to demonstrate the quality of work possible appears to be uneven here. There is evidence of some effort at tonal values as the student explores both ink and charcoal. The pervasive use of photo-derived imagery has not been altered to create a personal student voice.
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