1. 1.Openings 2.Disguise 3.Atmostpheres 4.Edges 5.Arrangements 6.Texture 7.Fragments You have a choice of questions to take as your starting point for this years exam. These are: Art Exam 2014 7- Fragments 14

2. You should make connections with appropriate sources when developing your personal response to one of the following suggestions: (a) Develop your own interpretation of the starting point fragments (b) You could create promotional material for a museum or gallery exhibition called Fragments. (c) You might be inspired by a fragment of a song or an overheard conversation 7- Fragments 14

3. We’ve seen many a photo collage in our day, but New York artist Michael Mapes‘ Specimen Boxes are an entirely different creature. To create these unique photo compartments, he dissects various photos of his subjects into many corresponding bits and then mounts those bits on or in different materials — much like what you see in insect collection boxes. Sometimes it’s vials, sometimes it’s push pins, and sometimes it’s gel caps, but it always turns out looking really interesting.Michael Mapesinsect collection Michael Mapes' Specimen Boxes 7- Fragments 14

4. Michael Mapes' Specimen Boxes 7- Fragments 14

5. Michael Mapes' Specimen Boxes 7- Fragments 14

6. Michael Mapes' Specimen Boxes 7- Fragments 14

7. Michael Mapes' Specimen Boxes 7- Fragments 14

9. Deborah Bridges - Hermes 7- Fragments 14 Hermes? What should we call this Greek God? As the commission to create a 3 foot mask fragment of a Classical Greek God progresses, I wonder who it is that is showing up under my hands? Here he is so far, a work in progress....

10. Fragments from Ancient Greece 7- Fragments 14

11. Fragments from Ancient Eygpt

12. 7- Fragments 14 Fragments from Ancient Eygpt

13. 7- Fragments 14 Fragments from Ancient Aztec Culture

14. 7- Fragments 14 Fragments from Ancient Aztec Culture

15. Fragments from Roman Culture