Manhattan Prep - 5 Lb. Book of Gre Practice Problems 1,800 Practice Problems in Book and Online (Manhattan Prep 5 lb Series (2019 Edition))-Manhattan Prep (2019)
Questions 46–47 are based on the following reading passage. From assemblages of found objects to bizarre video installations and
digital interactive
experiments, much of contemporary art has been criticized as cold,
unapproachable,
impersonal, and emotionless. One link between the immediately
appealing, expressive paintings
that are often the most popular museum attractions and the “brainy”
constructivist school of art
5 pioneered in the early twentieth century is the notion of
gesture as
an expressive tool.
Mark di Suvero’s
Iroquois (1983–1999) is composed of several
industrial-sized I-beams.
The materials are so heavy and large the artist used cranes and other
construction tools to
manipulate and connect the beams, all of which have been painted a
bright red-orange. The
result is an intruding work of almost architectural dimensions that one
can immediately sense is
10 terribly heavy and somewhat precarious, yet stable and balanced. As one
contemplates
Iroquois ,
walking in and around its structure, backing away to see it from a
distance, the linear forms
become considerably more complex than one might presume. The
tangled steel was obviously
constructed with great care, yet each piece seems to threaten the viewer
with its weight and size
jutting out away from the central nexus, daring the entire form to topple
over.
At the same time,
15 the piece seems to exude stability, balance, even serenity.
Iroquois resonates with an energy born
not of the physical quality of the sculpture, which is quite passive and
stable, but rather of the
gestural quality of the forms.
Consider each of the answer choices separately and indicate all that apply.
46. Which of the following can be inferred from the passage?
Some of the most popular museum attractions are contemporary art
installations.
Expressive paintings have been considered “brainy.”
Seemingly cold and cerebral art can nevertheless make use of certain
expressive tools.
Consider each of the answer choices separately and indicate all that apply.
47. Which of the following does the author assert about
Iroquois ?
Paradoxically, it appears to be both stable and unstable.
It uses gesture to evoke a sense of energy.
Some interpret it as simpler than it really is.