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Complete Question Explanation
(See the complete passage discussion here: lsat/viewtopic.php?t=13357)
The correct answer choice is (D)
Since this is a Global Reference question, it can be difficult to prephrase the answer with precision, but since it is a Subject Perspective question, it requires that you understand Gilliam’s perspective.
Answer choice (A): The passage provides that Gilliam found his contemporaries to be aesthetically conservative, but the artist would not go so far as to say that artists should not concern themselves with aesthetic restrictions of any sort. Since this choice is more extreme than justified by the passage, it fails the Fact Test and should be ruled out of contention in response to this Must Be True question.
Answer choice (B): Gilliam believe that more abstract, less representational art was more evocative of human emotion, and would not agree that paintings should be inspired by real life images.
Answer choice (C): The more popular African American artists of the time were creating works with political themes, but Gilliam did not agree with this notion, a rare perspective among his contemporaries. Since this choice does not reflect Gilliam’s viewpoint, it can be ruled out of contention in response to this Must Be True, Subject Perspective question.
Answer choice (D): This is the correct answer choice. The author of the passage states that Gilliam was not a fan of the literal African American art that was popular at the time, and that the artist sought an artistic form that was more evocative of the human experience. Since Gilliam associated himself with the Color Field style in response to the popular literal works of the time, it can be inferred that Gilliam saw the style as effectively expressive of the complex human experience.
Answer choice (E): The passage provides that despite the public’s expectation of African American artists of the time, Gilliam sought a new artistic form. Thus, this is an Opposite Answer that cannot be the right answer to this Must Be True question.
(See the complete passage discussion here: lsat/viewtopic.php?t=13357)
The correct answer choice is (D)
Since this is a Global Reference question, it can be difficult to prephrase the answer with precision, but since it is a Subject Perspective question, it requires that you understand Gilliam’s perspective.
Answer choice (A): The passage provides that Gilliam found his contemporaries to be aesthetically conservative, but the artist would not go so far as to say that artists should not concern themselves with aesthetic restrictions of any sort. Since this choice is more extreme than justified by the passage, it fails the Fact Test and should be ruled out of contention in response to this Must Be True question.
Answer choice (B): Gilliam believe that more abstract, less representational art was more evocative of human emotion, and would not agree that paintings should be inspired by real life images.
Answer choice (C): The more popular African American artists of the time were creating works with political themes, but Gilliam did not agree with this notion, a rare perspective among his contemporaries. Since this choice does not reflect Gilliam’s viewpoint, it can be ruled out of contention in response to this Must Be True, Subject Perspective question.
Answer choice (D): This is the correct answer choice. The author of the passage states that Gilliam was not a fan of the literal African American art that was popular at the time, and that the artist sought an artistic form that was more evocative of the human experience. Since Gilliam associated himself with the Color Field style in response to the popular literal works of the time, it can be inferred that Gilliam saw the style as effectively expressive of the complex human experience.
Answer choice (E): The passage provides that despite the public’s expectation of African American artists of the time, Gilliam sought a new artistic form. Thus, this is an Opposite Answer that cannot be the right answer to this Must Be True question.