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Verbal·Expression of Ideas·Rhetorical Synthesis
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While researching a topic, a student has taken the following notes:
  • Catharsis, Conversion, Traumata is a 1986 sculpture by American artist Joseph Kosuth.
  • It consists of a blue neon sign that spells out the title phrase.
  • Harvest Moon is a 2013 sculpture by British/Pakistani artist Shezad Dawood.
  • It consists of a yellow neon sign that forms an abstract moon shape.
  • Neon signs became popular with advertisers in the 1920s and began to decline in popularity in the 1960s.
  • Neon signs became popular with artists in the 1960s and continue to be popular today.
The student wants to emphasize a difference between the two sculptures. Which choice most effectively uses relevant information from the notes to accomplish this goal?
A
Molded into an evocative phrase in Catharsis, Conversion, Traumata (1986), an abstract form in Harvest Moon (2013), and an advertising tool in decades past, neon lighting has a number of different applications.
B
While the sculptures share a common material, one spells out a phrase while the other is decidedly more abstract.
C
Kosuth’s sculpture was made in 1986 and Dawood’s in 2013, both well after the advertising heyday of neon signs had passed.
D
American artist Joseph Kosuth’s and British/Pakistani artist Shezad Dawood’s sculptures have employed neon signs in different ways, demonstrating the versatility of the popular material.