A painting titled Johannes Itten, The Art of Color. It is a series of 6 boxes in 2 rows of 3 each, each a different color. Within each box is a square in a different color from the surrounding box, but the squares are the same color in each column.

Question

Which of the following questions about this piece of art is an example of a “beyond the text” question?


a.
What colors are used in this painting?
c.
What does this art remind me of?
b.
Who painted this?
d.
What is the title of this?



Please select the best answer from the choices provided

A
B
C
D

Answer 1

The best answer is:

C. What does this art remind me of?

This question goes beyond the text as it invites personal reflection and interpretation, whereas the other questions are factual and can be answered directly from the information provided.