Cambridge A Level Art and Design 9479 — 2025 May/June Paper 2 · Variant 0

Cambridge International AS & A Level 9479/02 May/June 2025 15 hours ART & DESIGN Paper 2 Externally Set Assignment This paper may be given to candidates as soon as it is received by the centre. Candidates must be given the whole paper. The 15-hour supervised test can be scheduled at any time provided it is completed no later than 30 April 2025. INSTRUCTIONS • Choose one starting point and develop your ideas. • Follow all the instructions. INFORMATION • The total mark for this paper is 100. • All starting points are worth equal marks. This document has 4 pages. [Turn over 06_9479_02_2025_1.3 © UCLES 2025 *7611717110*

Choose one starting point: Protecting my identity 1 On arrival 2 Parallel 3 City view 4 Up-rooted 5 Preparatory period You should select one starting point from this paper and start to develop your ideas. You may discuss your choice of starting point with your teacher at the beginning of the preparatory period for initial advice on materials and processes to explore. After that you must carry out your own research, planning and investigation of ideas to develop your own personal response. In addition to the work you produce during the supervised 15-hour test, you should produce up to three A2 sheets of supporting studies. You may use both sides of the paper if you wish. You may begin preparing your supporting studies as soon as you receive this paper and continue until the start of the supervised test. The supporting studies are your reference material, which will inform your work during the test. Your supporting studies should show how you have developed your ideas and attempted different outcomes during the preparatory period. Remember that you have a limited time to produce your supporting studies and develop your ideas for your final outcome before the test. You must bring your supporting studies to the start of the test so you can refer to them during the test. You must not add to or edit your supporting studies once the test begins. The centre will keep your supporting studies and final outcome secure for the whole test period. All sources must be clearly and correctly referenced and you must identify sources that are not your own. 06_9479_02_2025_1.3 © UCLES 2025 2

Supervised 15-hour test The supervised test will take place under examination conditions and will be split into a maximum of four sessions over no more than three weeks. You should produce one A2 sheet for your final outcome. You may use both sides of the paper if you wish. You should select and organise your supporting studies to support the final outcome that you produce during the test. Submission of work Your three A2 sheets of supporting studies and one A2 sheet final outcome must be submitted digitally. The supporting studies and final outcome will be marked together against all the assessment criteria out of a total of 100 marks. [Turn over 06_9479_02_2025_1.3 © UCLES 2025 3

Assessment criteria Your work will be assessed against the following criteria, which test your ability to: • record ideas, observations and insights relevant to intentions, reflecting critically on work and progress. You can do this by: – recording ideas from first-hand studies such as your own drawings and photographs, as well as from secondary imagery – understanding the importance of continually evaluating your work. • explore and select appropriate resources, media, materials, techniques and processes, reviewing and refining ideas as work develops. You can do this by: – exploring methods to develop themes and ideas throughout the preparatory period – trying to find more appropriate ways to communicate your ideas. • develop ideas through investigations informed by contextual and other sources, demonstrating analytical and critical understanding. You can do this by: – understanding the importance of the context – developing your ability to clearly show the differences between your ideas and the ideas of others – carrying out in-depth research into artists, designers and cultural influences to help develop your ideas where appropriate. • present a personal and coherent response that realises intentions and, where appropriate, makes connections between visual and other elements. You can do this by: – planning and producing a personal outcome which expresses what you want to communicate – understanding the principles and conventions of visual language. Permission to reproduce items where third-party owned material protected by copyright is included has been sought and cleared where possible. Every reasonable effort has been made by the publisher (UCLES) to trace copyright holders, but if any items requiring clearance have unwittingly been included, the publisher will be pleased to make amends at the earliest possible opportunity. To avoid the issue of disclosure of answer-related information to candidates, all copyright acknowledgements are reproduced online in the Cambridge Assessment International Education Copyright Acknowledgements Booklet. This is produced for each series of examinations and is freely available to download at www.cambridgeinternational.org after the live examination series. Cambridge Assessment International Education is part of Cambridge Assessment. Cambridge Assessment is the brand name of the University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate (UCLES), which is a department of the University of Cambridge. 06_9479_02_2025_1.3 © UCLES 2025 4