How did many twentieth-century artists respond to the extravagant furniture designs popular in the sixteenth–nineteenth centuries?

Question

1. by designing country-inspired pieces
2. by designing extravagant, detailed pieces
3. by designing asymmetrical, detailed pieces
4. by designing simple, clean pieces

Answer 1

Many twentieth-century artists responded to the extravagant furniture designs popular in the sixteenth to nineteenth centuries primarily by designing simple, clean pieces. This approach was influenced by movements such as modernism, which emphasized functionality, minimalism, and the rejection of excessive ornamentation. Therefore, the correct answer is:

4. by designing simple, clean pieces.