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1 © VJC 2015 9750/01 & 8879/01 W15 VJC_H1_ART_P1_Insert VICTORIA JUNIOR COLLEGE Preliminary Examinations General Certificate of Education Advanced Level ART Higher 1 Higher 2 Paper 1: Study of Visual Arts INSERT 8879/01 9750/01 25 September 2015 3 hours READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST This insert contains illustrations for the questions. Question 1 refers to Fig. 1 Question 2 refers to Fig. 2 Question 3 refers to Fig. 3a and 3b Question 4 refers to Fig. 4a, 4b and 4c This document consists of 7 printed pages, 1 blank page. [Turn over

2 © VJC 2015 9750/01 & 8879/01 W15 VJC_H1_ART_P1_Insert Fig. 1a & 1b Light Sentence by Mona Hatoum, 1992 36 wire mesh compartments, electric motor, light bulb 78 × 72 4/5 × 192 9/10 in 198 × 185 × 490 cm Centre Pompidou, Musée national d’art moderne, Paris

3 © VJC 2015 9750/01 & 8879/01 W15 VJC_H1_ART_P1_Insert Fig. 2 Herons by Chen Wen Hsi, 1990 Chinese Ink and colour on paper 123 x 245 cm This painting is to be seen this way up.

4 © VJC 2015 9750/01 & 8879/01 W15 VJC_H1_ART_P1_Insert Fig. 3a & 3b Bird in Space by Constantin Brancusi, 1924 Polished bronze and black marble base Height: 50 5/16 inches (127.8 cm) Circumference: 17 11/16 inches (45 cm) Base: 6 5/16 inches (16 cm)

5 © VJC 2015 9750/01 & 8879/01 W15 VJC_H1_ART_P1_Insert Fig. 3c, 3d, 3e & 3f Seed Series by Han Sai Por, 1995 Granite, Variable dimensions (Tallest seed: 2m) Esplanade, Singapore

6 © VJC 2015 9750/01 & 8879/01 W15 VJC_H1_ART_P1_Insert Fig. 4a & 4b Lucas by Chuck Close, 1986-87 Oil and graphite on ca nvas. 100 x 84 in. (254 x 213.4 cm) The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

7 © VJC 2015 9750/01 & 8879/01 W15 VJC_H1_ART_P1_Insert Fig. 4c Street Scene series: Old House and Back Lanes by Chua Ek Kay, 2003 Ink and colour on rice paper, 44.5 x 48 cm Private Collection

8 © VJC 2015 9750/01 & 8879/01 W15 VJC_H1_ART_P1_Insert Copyright Acknowledgements: Question 1 (a) & (b) © Centre Pompidou, Musée national d’art moderne, Paris Question 2 © Artist Collection Question 3 (a) & (b) © Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris Question 3 (c), (d), (e) & (f) © Esplanade, Singapore Question 4 (a) & (b) © Tate Gallery, UK Question 4 (c) © Private Collection Permission to reproduce items where t hird-party owned material pr otected by copyright is included has been sought and cleared where possible. Every reasonable effort has been made by the publisher (VJC) to trace copyright holders, but if any items requiring clearance have unwittingly been i ncluded, the publisher will b e pleased to make amends at the earliest possible opportunity.