Screen from Albert Qian’s Comparative Study
Task summary
The comparative study is an externally examined assessment task worth 20%.
To complete the task, you are required to present a comparative study of at least three artworks by at least two different artists from different and contrasting cultural contexts. The work should be selected from work you have investigated as a part of your independent coursework, and will be explored further and presented as a series of screen-based slides.
Comparative Study information (provided by IB)
Comparative Study Information (including assessment information)
These are the questions you need to consider when creating this project:
Formal requirements
SL
- SL students submit 10–15 screens, which examine and compare at least three artworks, objects or artifacts, at least two of which need to be by different artists.
- The works selected for comparison and analysis should come from differing cultural contexts.
- SL students submit a list of sources used.
HL
- HL students submit 10–15 screens, which examine and compare at least three artworks, objects or artifacts, at least two of which need to be by different artists.
- The works selected for comparison and analysis should come from differing cultural contexts.
- HL students submit 3–5 screens, which analyse the extent to which their work and practices have been influenced by the art and artists examined.
- HL students submit a list of sources used