The Voice of Emerging South African Artists is one of 9 topics in the Grade 12 Visual Arts CAPS syllabus, covered across 3 lessons on Study Vault. Below are real practice questions from this topic with full worked answers.
Sample practice questions
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1. CAPS Theme 1, "The Voice of Emerging Artists," primarily addresses:
The historical emergence of Black South African artists into the formal art world during the twentieth century
The invention of oil paint in medieval Europe
Only artists working after the year 2010
Only architecture built in the twenty-first century
Answer: The historical emergence of Black South African artists into the formal art world during the twentieth century — Theme 1 addresses the historical emergence of Black South African artists into the country's formal, institutional art world during the twentieth century, despite significant structural barriers.
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2. Which two artists does the CAPS Annual Teaching Plan suggest as examples for this theme?
Gerard Sekoto and George Pemba
Pablo Picasso and Claude Monet
Irma Stern and Walter Battiss
Jane Alexander and Manfred Zylla
Answer: Gerard Sekoto and George Pemba — The CAPS Annual Teaching Plan identifies Gerard Sekoto and George Pemba as example artists commonly studied within Theme 1.
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3. Under what South African policy system was access to formal art training and recognition severely restricted for Black South Africans during much of the twentieth century?
Answer: Apartheid — Access to formal art training, galleries and recognition was severely restricted for Black South Africans under successive segregationist and, later, apartheid policy.
