PT140.S4.P1.Q4

PrepTest 140 - Section 4 - Passage 1 - Question 4

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African American painter Sam Gilliam (b. █████ ██ ███████████████ ██████████ ██ ███ ██ ███ ████████ ████████ ██████████ ████ ███ ██████████ █████ ███████ █ █████ ██ █████ █████ █████ ████████ ██████████ ██ ███████████ ████ ██████ ███ █████ ███ ██████ ███ █████ █████ █████ ███ ██ █████████ ███████████ ██ ████████ ███ ████ ███████ █████ ███ ████ ██ ████████ ██████████████ ███

Intro topic · Painter Sam Gilliam and Washington Color School (WCS)
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History of WCS · From complex to simplified abstractions
P2

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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
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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
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Significance of examples · Conveyed complex artistic ideas
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Main point · Gilliam's art conveyed some things better than literal art forms could
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a

derisive condescension

This is too negative. The author doesn’t suggest Gilliam was condescending toward or ridiculed others’ art. He simply had different goals and didn’t think others’ style was enough for his goals.

6%
b

open dissatisfaction

This best captures Gilliam’s attitude. He was dissatisfied, because the others’ style wasn’t innovative enough and too focused on explicitly political messages. “Open” is appropriate because there’s no indication Gilliam kept his views hidden from the public or from fellow artists.

81%
c

whimsical dismissal

“Whimsical” doesn’t fit, because there’s no basis to think Gilliam’s opinion about the others’ art was playful, amusing, unserious, or random.

10%
d

careful neutrality

“Neutrality” doesn’t fit because Gilliam had a negative opinion about their work.

2%
e

mild approval

“Approval” doesn’t fit because Gilliam had a negative opinion about their work.

1%

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