PrepTest 111 - Section 2 - Passage 2 - Question 10

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Spotlight · Romare Bearden's paintings were innovative and explored African-American experience

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Bearden's style · Combined elements of painting and collage

Showed how commonplace subjects can change based on techniques of artist.

Bearden's portrayal of African-American life · Painted grim scenes of hardships of 1930

Impact of Bearden's portrayal · Moved beyond "protest painting" and showed individual suffering

Another aspect of Bearden's style · Muted colors to suggest melancholy or despair

Other kinds of paintings from Bearden · Religious ceremony, musical performance, family life

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Bearden's goal · Wanted to reveal depth of African-American experience

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Not supported, because we have no reason to think Bearden believes painters should choose commonplace subjects. Although Bearden himself did paint commonplace subjects, this doesn’t imply that he tinks artists generally should choose commonplace subjects.

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Supported, because Bearden used colors to convey a social/political message.

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Not supported, because we have no reason to think Bearden considered messaging more important than technical innovation.

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Not supported, because Bearden did show suffering in his painting. We have no reason he would think painters should avoid showing suffering.

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Not supported, because we have no reason to think Bearden had any positive opinion about techniques of journalism and photography. We’re only told that he thought some of these techniques oversimplified and clouded an understanding of African-American experience.

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