LSAT 140 | Section 4 | Reading Comprehension: Q3

RC Question 3 Explanation

DISCUSSION: Third-to-last sentence of paragraph 2 explains why the author mentioned the collage artist. Gilliam did not much like that type of art. “Though” is a logical word that indicates opinion; it’s important to note any lines that start with though, but, however, etc.

So the collage art was an example of the popular art that Gilliam rejected as overly conventional.

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1. Gilliam was part of the Washington Color School. The Color School made abstract art. The collage art was representational, not abstract.
2. We don’t even know if there was animosity between abstract and representational artists, in general. We only know Gilliam didn’t think much of representational art.
3. This might be true, but it’s not the point. The only reason the author mentions a collage is to give us an idea of what Gilliam objected to. The passage does not focus on the popularity of art, only third-to-last sentence of paragraph 2 mentions it, in passing.
4. CORRECT. Last three sentences of paragraph 2 make this clear. The third sentence of paragraph 2 explain the collage, the next sentence explains Gilliam’s reasoning for disliking it, and last three sentences of paragraph 2 show Gilliam’s alternate approach.
   There’s nothing particularly special about the collage. The passage mentioned it because it’s always nice to have an example for clarity.
5. Gilliam’s art was not concerned primarily with political issues. Gilliam wanted to represent all of human experience. See last three sentences of paragraph 2.