PrepTest 147 - Section 2 - Passage 2 - Question 14

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Best known for her work with lacquer, Eileen Gray (1878–1976) had a fascinating and multifaceted artistic career: she became a designer of ornaments, furniture, interiors, and eventually homes. ██████ ███ █████████ ███████ ████ ███████ ███████ ██ ███ ████ ██████ ███ ██████ ███████ ██ ████████ ████ ███████ ████ ████ ███████ ███████ ███

Intro topic · Designer Eileen Gray

Detail-oriented artist known for lacquer work

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Focus topic · Gray's use of lacquer

Contrast between lacquer work (straight lines, simple forms) and then-popular Art Nouveau style (flowing, leafy lines)

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Draw comparison · Lacquer work and architecture

Both require a balance between aesthetic and structural considerations. For lacquer, structural considerations require the wood to be lacquered on both sides, meaning half of the work is aesthetically hidden if only viewed from one side.

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Gray's progression · With lacquer work

Started with works viewed only from one side; later works were viewed from multiple sides

Further progression · Growth into furniture design

Modern, simple, functional

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Further progression · Growth into architecture

Call-back to Gray's balance between aesthetic and structural considerations

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List examples · Of Gray's architectural work

Multi-use architectural features and furniture, blending of indoor and outdoor space

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We don’t know other architects’ opinions about Gray’s architecture.

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We have no evidence Gray shifted her attitude when she began to work in architecture. The author actually highlights the similarities between her work in architecture and interior design.

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Supported, because we know she’s best known for her work with lacquer. So there’s evidence the public is less knowledgeable about her architecture than at least some of her lacquer. This is an unexpected answer, because the support doesn’t come from the last paragraph.

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We don’t know the level of controversy created by Gray’s work in architecture and how it compares to the controversy, if any, from her interior design.

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We don’t know whether her architecture was not influenced by Asian art. The passage just doesn’t mention any influence or lack of influence from Asian art on her architecture.

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