The passage asserts which of the following about commercial art? Options: A . &nbspThere are many examples of commercial art whose artistic merit is equal to that of great works of art of the past. B . &nbspCommercial art is heavily influenced by whatever doctrines are fashionable in the serious art world of the time. C . &nbspThe level of technical skill required to produce representational imagery in commercial art and in other kinds of art cannot be compared. D . &nbspThe pervasiveness of contemporary commercial art has led art historians to undervalue representational skills.

The passage asserts which of the following about commercial art?

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The passage asserts which of the following about commercial art?

Options:

A . There are many examples of commercial art whose artistic merit is equal to that of great works of art of the past.

B . Commercial art is heavily influenced by whatever doctrines are fashionable in the serious art world of the time.

C . The level of technical skill required to produce representational imagery in commercial art and in other kinds of art cannot be compared.

D . The pervasiveness of contemporary commercial art has led art historians to undervalue representational skills.

Answer: Option D
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D
Look at these lines in the first paragraph -
“The very reason why the representation of nature can now be considered something commonplace should be of the greatest interest to art historians. Never before has there been an age when the visual image was so cheap in every sense of the word. We are surrounded and assailed by posters and advertisements, comics and magazine illustrations. We see aspects of reality represented on television, postage stamps, and food packages”.
The word ‘cheap’ in the third line means that contemporary commercial art such as advertisements, comics etc are undervalued by art historians.
So (D) option is the correct one.

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