LSAT PrepTest 140 - Section 4 - Passage 1 - Question 2

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Intro topic · Painter Sam Gilliam and Washington Color School (WCS)

Abstract artists

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History of WCS · From complex to simplified abstractions

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Gilliam's motivation · To create more experimental, less literal art than contemporaries

Other African American artists' work was representational (literal) with clear messages; Gilliam wanted more "artsy" art

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Example of literal art · What Gilliam was reacting against

Revisit Gilliam's motivation · To create more expressive art

Saw literal art as limiting

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Author's perspective · Gilliam's motivation was unique

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Contrast · Gilliam's view with public's view

Public expected African American art to have direct, political messages; Gilliam's art was different, experimental

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Examples of Gilliam's style · Folded and unsupported canvases

Significance of examples · Conveyed complex artistic ideas

Main point · Gilliam's art conveyed some things better than literal art forms could

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We know from P2 that Gilliam’s work wasn’t explicitly political. We know from P3 that some of Gilliam’s work involved pouring paint onto stained canvases and folding the canvases over onto themselves. We also know that he draped loose canvas along floors, folded them from ceiling, and suspended them from ceilings. Let’s look for something similar to canvases with paint poured onto them. The canvases might be folded or raised into the air.

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There’s no evidence from the passage that Gilliam’s work portrays concrete images of things. It’s abstract art that involves paint poured on canvases.

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The newspaper photographs depicting war scenes doesn’t fit Gilliam’s work. There’s no indication he uses photos in his work.

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There’s no evidence from the passage that Gilliam’s work involves caricatures of things. In addition, it’s not clear that his work contains any identifiable images.

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This isn’t a good example of his work, because there’s no evidence Gilliam painted images of things onto canvases. It was purely abstract; he wasn’t trying to depict concrete things in the world.

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This is a great example of his work. We know he poured paint onto canvases and folded the canvases.

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