Question

while researching a topic, a student has taken the following notes:

• george condo and jean-michael basquiat are both painters who rose to fame in the 1980s.
• one of basquiat’s portrait paintings is “untitled (skull)” (1981).
• “untitled (skull)” depicts a fragmented and distorted face composed of vibrant colors and chaotic lines.
• one of condo’s portrait paintings is “the secretary” (2002).
• “the secretary” presents a grotesque yet humorous distortion of the human face.

the student wants to emphasize a similarity in basquiat’s and condo’s works. which choice most effectively uses relevant information from the notes to accomplish this goal?
choose 1 answer:
a condo and basquiat both rose to fame in the 1980s.
b one of basquiat’s works is called “untitled (skull)” and one of condo’s works is called “the secretary”.
c condo made “the secretary,” which presents a grotesque yet humorous distortion of the human face, in 2002.
d both basquiat and condo have created paintings that featured distorted human faces.

Explanation:

To find the similarity in Basquiat’s and Condo’s works, we analyze each option:

• Option A: Focuses on when they rose to fame, not on their works' similarity.
• Option B: Just lists their works' titles, not a similarity in the works' content.
• Option C: Only describes Condo’s work, not a comparison with Basquiat’s.
• Option D: States that both created paintings with distorted human faces. Basquiat’s “Untitled (Skull)” has a “fragmented and distorted face” and Condo’s “The Secretary” has a “grotesque yet humorous distortion of the human face”, so this shows a similarity in their works.

Answer:

D. Both Basquiat and Condo have created paintings that featured distorted human faces.