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2021 (implemented in 2020) practical examination subjects for recommended entrance exams

A1 Essay

problem.

Summarize the main points on the attached sheet in about 200 words, and then express your thoughts on the role of museums. (Total within 800 characters)

[Attachment source]
Masatoshi Tamura (ed.) “Museums that change the Areas of study: Designing places to nurture the future” Eiji Publishing Co., Ltd. 2013, pages 8-9

Time: XNUMX:XNUMX-XNUMX:XNUMX

A2 pencil drawing

problem.

Draw a hand holding the given motif (color ball) with a pencil on the given paper (M drawing paper board, B4 size).

[conditions]
- You can freely select the vertical position (long side is vertical) and horizontal position (long side is horizontal) of the paper.

Time: XNUMX:XNUMX-XNUMX:XNUMX

P1 Essay

Problem XNUMX

Choose either A-1 or B-1 and answer.
To begin your answer, write the alphabet and number of your chosen question in the upper right corner margin of the first sheet of answer sheet.
A-1 Express your thoughts on “art and science” using specific examples. (about 800 characters)
B-1 Discuss the advantages and problems of parks in your town from the perspective of ``interaction between junior high and high school students and local residents.'' (about 800 characters)

Time. XNUMX:XNUMX-XNUMX:XNUMX

Problem XNUMX
If you chose A-1 in question 2, choose A-1, and if you chose B-2, choose B-XNUMX and answer.
To begin your answer, write the alphabet and number of your chosen question in the upper right corner margin of the first sheet of answer sheet.

A-2 Describe the plastic features of the two works shown in [Attachment XNUMX] and [Attachment XNUMX], citing similarities and differences.
(Approximately 1,000 characters) [Attachment source]
Attachment 1781: Shunsho Katsukawa "Asazuma Eigazu" Tenmei era (89-1772) or Yasunei era (81-90.9) Silk book width 28.0 x 2015 cm Weston Collection (Chicago) [Exhibition Catalog "Chicago Weston Collection Handwritten Ukiyo-e" “Competitive Glamor of Beauty” Osaka Museum of Art/Hokusaikan/Ueno Royal Museum, Shogakukan Square, 82, 42 pages, cat. XNUMX]
Attachment 1863: James McNeill Whistler, The Princess from the Land of Porcelain, 65-201.5, oil on canvas, 116.1×XNUMXcm,
Freer Gallery of Art, Washington DC [https://ids.si.edu/ids/deliveryService/full/id/FS-7754_01]
B-2 (1) Suggest ideas for making parks in your town more accessible to junior high and high school students. (about 600 characters)
(2) Express the idea in (1) using diagrams and pictures. (3 A1 size PM PAD)

Time. XNUMX:XNUMX-XNUMX:XNUMX

*P1 was [P2021 essay] until the 2020 entrance exam (held in 1), but from the 2022 entrance exam (held in 2021), [P1 essay (appreciation or design concept)] (A [appreciation] and B The subject will be changed to ``Design Concept'' (a subject in which you select and answer one of the following).

P2 Drawing (charcoal or pencil)

problem.

Draw a tree from the given position on the given paper (650 x 500 mm) using the given motif (a person, a cloth, firewood, a metal chain, an apple).
Draw with charcoal or pencil.

[conditions]
1. Choose either drawing paper or charcoal paper.
2. You can freely select the paper length (long side is vertical) and width (long side is horizontal).
3. You can also use charcoal and pencil together.

Time. XNUMX:XNUMX-XNUMX:XNUMX

P3 planar configuration

problem.

Based on the following conditions, create a planar composition on the given answer sheet (B3 size) with the theme "Flowers".Also, write the title of your work.

[conditions]
400. The screen should be 300mm in height and XNUMXmm in width.The screen should be placed in the center of the paper.
XNUMX. Use any geometric shape.
XNUMX. The shape, size, and number of geometric figures are arbitrary.
XNUMX. Geometric shapes can overlap or be cut off from the screen.
XNUMX. Colors can be used freely.

[Note] Please write your examinee number and work title in pencil in the upper right corner of the answer sheet.

Time. XNUMX:XNUMX-XNUMX:XNUMX

P4 XNUMXD modeling

problem.

In addition to the given motif (pumpkin), imagine a square pillar and freely combine them to create a composition using the given clay.
Please.

[conditions]
15. The clay used shall not exceed XNUMX kg.
XNUMX. The given motif (pumpkin) must be created in its original size.
XNUMX. Do not use a pivot.
XNUMX. The size and proportion (height, width, depth) of the square pillars are free.
XNUMX. The number of square pillars shall be one.
XNUMX. The square pillar may be deformed.
XNUMX. Only the tools provided to you may be used.

Time. XNUMX:XNUMX-XNUMX:XNUMX

P5 book

Problem one
Write the classic kanji works on a separate sheet of paper on a piece of paper.However, please choose six consecutive characters.
[Attachment XNUMX source] “Four Types of Chao Meng’s Scrolls”
(Zhejiang People's Art Publishing House, XNUMX) Nanban
Problem XNUMX
Write the original kana classic works listed in Attachment XNUMX on strips of paper.
[Attachment XNUMX Source] “Japanese Famous Brush Selection” XNUMX
(Nishisha, XNUMX) One and Two Tons
Question three
Write the following haiku on paper.However, the continuity, structure, and conversion between kanji and kana are free, and kana may be mixed with variant kana.For signatures, use a red felt-tip pen to indicate the shape, size, and position of the seal.
Tsukuba Mountain in Musashino and Susukino
Question four
Write the following poem on a piece of paper (cut in half).However, the font, style, composition, and length and width of the paper are free.The signature is ``Akihosho,'' and the seal is the same as in Question XNUMX.
Asamon Yuko Singing Rika
Time: XNUMX:XNUMX to XNUMX:XNUMX

2021 (implemented in 2020) Individual academic ability tests, etc. / Practical skill test subjects for the art major group selection in the first semester

A1 Essay

problem.

Summarize the main points on the attached sheet in about 200 words, and then express your thoughts on art and society. (Total within 800 characters)

[Attachment source] (Editorial)
“Art and Society: Free Creation Fosters Wealth” Asahi Shimbun, January 2020, 1, page 16

Time: XNUMX:XNUMX-XNUMX:XNUMX

A2 pencil drawing

problem.

Draw a hand holding the given motif (satin ribbon) with a pencil on the given paper (M drawing paper board, B4 size).

[conditions]
1. You can freely choose the vertical position (long side is vertical) and horizontal position (long side is horizontal) of the paper.
2. The given motif may be transformed, but must not be cut or disassembled.

Time: XNUMX:XNUMX-XNUMX:XNUMX

P1 Essay

Problem XNUMX
Choose either A-1 or B-1 and answer.
To begin your answer, write the alphabet and number of your chosen question in the upper right corner margin of the first sheet of answer sheet.

A-1 Discuss “art and politics” using specific examples of artists and works. (about 800 characters)
B-1 Discuss the advantages and problems of zoos that you are familiar with from the perspective of ``use by middle school and high school students.'' (about 800 characters)

Time. XNUMX:XNUMX-XNUMX:XNUMX

Problem XNUMX
If you chose A-1 in question 2, choose A-1, and if you chose B-2, choose B-XNUMX and answer.
To begin your answer, write the alphabet and number of your chosen question in the upper right corner margin of the first sheet of answer sheet.

A-2 Compare the two works shown in [Appendix] and describe the differences in expression. (about 1,000 characters)
[Attachment source]
(Top) Hide Wada, Life on the Wanderer, 1897 (Meiji 30), oil on canvas, 126.6 x 189.3 cm, Tokyo University of the Arts
[Exhibition Catalog “Eide Wada Exhibition Catalog” Shizuoka Prefectural Museum of Art/Kagojima City Museum of Art, 1998, cat.12]
(Bottom) Lionel Feininger “Twilight Sea I” 1927 Oil on canvas 42.5×85.0cm Aichi Prefectural Museum of Art
[Exhibition Catalog "Lionel Feininger Exhibition" Yokosuka Museum of Art/Aichi Prefectural Museum of Art/Miyagi Prefectural Museum of Art, 2008, cat.108]
B-2 (1) Suggest an idea to make the zoo you are familiar with more accessible for junior high and high school students. (about 600 characters)
(2) Express the idea in (1) using diagrams and pictures. (3 A1 size PM PAD)

Time. XNUMX:XNUMX-XNUMX:XNUMX

*P1 was [P2021 essay] until the 2020 entrance exam (held in 1), but from the 2022 entrance exam (held in 2021), [P1 essay (appreciation or design concept)] (A [appreciation] and B The subject will be changed to ``Design Concept'' (a subject in which you select and answer one of the following).

P2 Drawing (charcoal or pencil)

problem.

Move the given motif (wooden planter, cotton cloth, rope, wine bottle, lemon) from the given position to the given paper (650×
500mm) with charcoal or pencil. .

[conditions]
1. Choose either drawing paper or charcoal paper.
2. You can freely select the paper length (long side is vertical) and width (long side is horizontal).
3. You can also use charcoal and pencil together.

Time. XNUMX:XNUMX-XNUMX:XNUMX

P3 planar configuration

problem.

Based on the theme of "contrast", create a planar composition on the given answer sheet (B3 size) based on the following conditions.Also works
Write the title.

[conditions]
400. The screen should be 300mm in height and XNUMXmm in width.The screen should be placed in the center of the paper.
XNUMX. Use any geometric shape.
XNUMX. The shape, size, and number of geometric figures are arbitrary.
XNUMX. Geometric shapes can overlap or be cut off from the screen.
XNUMX. Colors can be used freely.

[Note] Please write your examinee number and work title in pencil in the upper right corner of the answer sheet.

Time. XNUMX:XNUMX-XNUMX:XNUMX

P4 XNUMXD modeling

problem.

In addition to the given motif (cabbage), imagine a rectangular solid with each side of 1 cm or less, and freely combine them to create a composition.
Create with the clay you found.

[conditions]
15. The clay used shall not exceed XNUMX kg.
XNUMX. The given motif (cabbage) must be created in its original size.
XNUMX. Do not use a pivot.
XNUMX. Only the tools distributed to you may be used.

Time. XNUMX:XNUMX-XNUMX:XNUMX

P5 book

Problem one
Write the classic kanji works on a separate sheet of paper on a piece of paper.
However, please choose six consecutive characters.
[Attachment XNUMX source] “Chinese calligraphy that crossed the sea”
(Yomiuri Shimbun, XNUMX)
Problem XNUMX
Write the original kana classic works listed in Attachment XNUMX on strips of paper.
[Attachment XNUMX Source] “Japanese Famous Brush Selection” XNUMX
(Nimotosha, XNUMX) Yotsuka
Question XNUMX Write the following haiku on paper.However, the continuity, structure, and conversion between kanji and kana are free, and kana may be mixed with variant kana.
For signatures, use a red felt-tip pen to indicate the shape, size, and position of the seal.
A faint haze over the kite of the Ura Tsukuba burnt wood
Question four
Write the following poem on a piece of paper (cut in half).However, the font, style, composition, and length and width of the paper are free.
The signature is ``Shunreisho,'' and the seal is the same as in Question XNUMX.
Grass Color New Year Emblem
Time: XNUMX:XNUMX to XNUMX:XNUMX