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Section II - Concentration
Works describing and in-depth exploration of a particular (drawing or design) concern...12 images.
For your concentration, you are asked to make a commitment to the thoughtful investigation of a specific visual idea. To document your process, you should present a number of conceptually related works that show your growth and discovery. These works should use the principles of 2-D, 3-D design or mark-making in an informed and/or experimental way. It is important to define your concentration early in the year so that the work you submit will have the focus and direction required for a concentration.
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Developing Ideas:
A concentration is a body of related works that:
grow out of a coherent plan of action or investigation;
are unified by an underlying idea that has visual an/or conceptual coherence;
are based on your individual interest in a particular visual idea;
are focused on a process of investigation, growth and discovery;
show the development of a visual language appropriate for your subject.
A concentration is NOT:
a variety of works produced as solutions to class projects;
a collection of works with differing intents;
a group project or collaboration; a collection of works derived solely from other people’s published photographs;
a body of work that simply investigates a medium, without a strong underlying visual idea
a project that merely takes a long time to complete.
Examples of Concentrations
The list of possible concentration topics is infinite. The examples of concentrations below are intended only to provide a sense of range and should not necessarily be considered ‘better’ ideas than your own.
2-D Design Concentrations:
- A series of works that begin with representational interpretations and evolve into abstraction
- An exploration of patterns and designs found in nature and/or culture
- A series of landscapes based upon personal experience of a particular place in which composition and light are used to intensify artistic expression
- Design and execution of pages from a book or graphic novel
- Development of a series of identity products (logo, letterhead, signage, etc.) for imaginary businesses
- A series of political cartoons using current events and images
- Abstractions developed from cells and other microscopic images
- Interpretive portraiture or figure studies that emphasize dramatic composition or abstraction
- A personal or family history communicated through symbols or imagery
- A series of fabric designs, apparel designs or weaving used to express particular themes
3-D Design Concentrations:
- A series of 3-D works that begin with representational interpretations and evolve into abstraction
- A series of site-specific works that affect existing form or space
- Abstractions developed from natural or mechanical objects
- Wheel-thrown and hand-built clay objects that allude to human or animal forms
- The use of multiples/modules to create and disrupt 3-D space
- A series of sculptors that explore the relationship between interior and exterior space
Drawing Concentrations:
- A series of expressive landscapes based on personal experience of a particular space
- A personal or family history communicated through the content and style of still-life images
- Abstractions from mechanical objects that explore mark-making
- Interpretive self-portraiture and figure studies that emphasize exaggeration and distortion
- An exploration of interior or exterior architectural space, emphasizing principles of perspective, structure and/or ambiance created by light, etc.
- A series of figurative works combining animal and human subjects - drawings, studies and completed works
Presenting Your Concentration
For this section, you must submit 12 images; some of them may be detail. In most cases, you will probably have completed more than 12 works for your concentration; if so, choose the 12 that best represent your process of investigation. Your choice of images should present your concentration as clearly as possible.
In Preparing your concentration images, give some thought to the sequence of the images. You should organize them to best show the development of your concentration. In most cases, this would be chronological.
You may not submit images of the same work that you are submitting for Breadth. Submitting images of the same work for Section II, Concentration, and Section III, Breadth may negatively affect your score.
Commentary
A written commentary describing what your concentration is and how it evolved must accompany the work in this section. Responses should be concise. The commentary is not scored, but it does help in the evaluation process. The commentary consists of responses to the following:
Clearly and simply state the central idea of your concentration.
Explain how the work in your concentration demonstrates your intent and the exploration of your idea. You may refer to specific images as examples.
Student Concentration Examples:
A visual art course aligned to a national performance standard for the arts.
A visual art course aligned to a national performance standard for the arts.
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