Visual Art Paper 2 (Essay) Aug./Sept. 2022

Question 6

 

  1. Identify the:
    1. name of Figure 2;
    2. ethnicity;
    3. medium.
  2. State any five features of Figure 2.

 

 

Observation

Many candidates attempted this question and performed averagely. They were expected to respond to the question in the following manner:

 

(a)                    Identification of Figure 2
(i)         Name
-           Akuaba.                      
(ii)        Country
-           Ghana.                                    
(iii)       Ethnicity
-           Ashanti.          
(iv)       Medium
-           Wood.                                                

(b)                    Features of Figure 2
-           Abstract in nature.
-           Tubular trunk.
-           Small arms.    
-           Cylindrical slender neck.
-           Large flat and rounded head.
-           Pointed breast.
-           Depicted navel.
-           Rest on pedestal.
-           Rendered smooth.
-           Large forehead.
-           Small mouth.
-           Long triangular nose.
-           Broad eyebrow.
-           Hands stretched sideways.
-           Made in wood.
-           Disk-like head.
-           It has no leg.
-           Female figure.