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How was modern art in America different from Europe?
b.
The focus was on abstractions of the external world.
c.
The focus was on abstracting new ideas
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Answer: c is the better choice.
Explanation: Mid-20th-century American modernism (especially Abstract Expressionism) tended to emphasize inner states, ideas, and the act of painting itself—large-scale, gestural works that express emotion, individuality, and existential ideas—rather than deriving form directly from the external world. By contrast, many European modern movements were more often tied to formal experiments with representing or reinterpreting external reality (Cubism, Futurism, etc.) or to theoretical systems of abstraction (Mondrian, Kandinsky). Examples: Pollock, Rothko, and de Kooning vs. earlier European modernists like Picasso and Braque.
Explanation: Mid-20th-century American modernism (especially Abstract Expressionism) tended to emphasize inner states, ideas, and the act of painting itself—large-scale, gestural works that express emotion, individuality, and existential ideas—rather than deriving form directly from the external world. By contrast, many European modern movements were more often tied to formal experiments with representing or reinterpreting external reality (Cubism, Futurism, etc.) or to theoretical systems of abstraction (Mondrian, Kandinsky). Examples: Pollock, Rothko, and de Kooning vs. earlier European modernists like Picasso and Braque.
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