You have recently been named as the curator at a local art gallery. You have the responsibility of organizing all of the art according to its form. You must look at each piece, decide on its medium, and place it in the correct area of the gallery. Take a look at this piece of art. Where would you place it in the gallery?

Question

Artwork of small raft filled with many exhausted people, all clamoring to get the attention of a ship.

(1 point)
Responses

painting area

painting area

printmaking area

printmaking area

drawing area

drawing area

sculpture area

Answer 1

Based on the description of the artwork—a depiction of a small raft filled with exhausted people clamoring for attention from a ship—it sounds like this piece is likely a painting or a print. However, since the description does not specify whether it is done in paint or ink, it's best to err on the side of caution.

If there are no details suggesting it is a three-dimensional artwork, it should be placed in the painting area or printmaking area.

As there are two choices provided that could potentially apply, I would place it in the painting area if it appears to be created with traditional painting techniques, or in the printmaking area if it seems to be from a printmaking process.

Since painting is more versatile and likely encompasses a broader range of representations for this context, I would select:

painting area