I found this information about AP Art Concentrations.
Click here for the original school in NC. The information is simple and the suggestions are great. As they say "Why reinvent the wheel?"
Concentration
A concentration is defined as “a body of work unified by an underlying idea that has visual coherence”.
What the judges are looking for:
Coherence of thought as demonstrated through the art work
—is the work presented actually a concentration?
The quality of the concept/idea presented must show
evidence of thinking AND a clear FOCUS.
To what degree has the student investigated the idea?
This also will include the amount of work or number of pieces represented.
Some aspects of an Excellent concentration include:
There is a strong connection between the work presented and the idea described.
The concentration is interesting and attracts the viewer
The work is of excellent technical quality
The work shows feeling; the artist has given something of himself
The work takes risks; the artist has “thought outside the box” and it is successful
The body of work presented attracts viewer attention and makes the viewer think
KEEP IT SIMPLE! If your concentration were a book and each artwork a page, how would all of your images connect together to be unified? How would the viewer be able to visually connect your images? How can you present a visually coherent body of work?
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If you could define your concentration with one word, what would it be?
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If you could define your concentration with one sentence incorporating your one word, what would it be?
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Now, expand your sentence into a paragraph explaining how you plan to investigate your topic sentence.
NOW - Ask yourself, do my images have visual coherency? Is there an underlying theme? Is my topic of interest? What can I do to make it more interesting? What “twist” can I give it to make it more interesting?” Refer to the handout on creativity for ideas of how to push your investigation into something more interesting.
Research artists and styles as you develop your concentration. Why reinvent the wheel? See if you can find other artists that have illustrated or created works similar to your idea. The “twist” to your artwork could be honing in on a particular style to create a body of work or being influenced by your favorite artist and pushing your work in a new direction.
REQUIRED!!!!!
Look at examples of concentration statements, scores and score rationals
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