Reg.

Name Year 6 ( )
No.

DUNMAN HIGH SCHOOL

SENIOR HIGH

PRELIMINARY EXAMINATIONS 2008

YEAR SIX
H3 ART 9818/01
PAPER 1: THEORY OF ART

Date: 15 Sept (Monday) Duration: 2hrs

Additional Materials: Answer paper
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READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST

Write your Centre number, name, class and index number on all the work you hand in.

Answer two questions.

Begin each answer on a new sheet of paper.

At the end of the examination, fasten all your work securely together.

All questions in this paper carry equal marks.

This question paper consists of 2 printed pages (including this cover page).
Answer two questions.

1 The development of modern art is sometimes seen as an aesthetic withdrawal from

illusion. Discuss this in relation to named artists and their work. [30]

2 Some critics have suggested that the adoption of Western styles in the east has
irreparably weakened cultural traditions. To what extent do you agree with this? [30]

3 ‘Mass culture transforms the status of art.’ Discuss. [30]

4 Traditional ideas about time and space have been constantly modified and refined with
rapid changes in society. How does this alter the way contemporary artists work and the
role of the museum or art gallery? [30]