Art GCSE BBC Student Gallery

[Holofoil]

I was just browsing the bbc bitesize gallery, and I looked at the Art section, and there's a gallery for student work. Somewhere in here it says that the examples are from students who all got A*.
I find it so annoying that all they needed to do was do loads and loads of work, and get A* when their final paintings look like they were done by 12 year olds. I don't mean to insult these people (sorry, I know I just did) but it just irritates me so much that they got top grades for this work. :(

http://ww.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/art/gallery3/student_galleryrev1.shtml (http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/art/gallery3/student_galleryrev1.shtml)

Sorry, I've finished whining now.

[Crimson]

That's the whole point. They done **** loads and worked their butts off so they got high grades. My sister done hardly any coursework but a really good final piece and she only just pulled off a B.

Though I must admit, they're pretty awful pictures. I'm doing GSCE art next year :D

[Holofoil]

What's the point in an Art GCSE when all you need is loads of pages filled with crap?

[kk.]

im sorry but this:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/art/imagepopup/simone.shtml

is on par with this: http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/art/imagepopup/lindsay.shtml

i dont think so. Lindsays final peice (what i think was her final peice) was good.

[FlyingJesus]

I did no work for my art GCSE but I'm amazing and my final piece got me an A lol. I know what you're getting at though, a lot of people who are good real artists are only getting the same grades as people who are art theorists and can put a book together

[Misawa]

Half of those are awful.

[Holofoil]

My final piece for the exam was this

http://i279.photobucket.com/albums/kk137/HabboPhotoAlbum/PAINTINGOFSAXOPHONE-SMALLER2.jpg

It's not my best but I didn't take photos of my other ones. I had more time to paint the other ones, I was in a rush to do this. Anyhow I got an A over all.