Catttt Posted 10 years ago
Vocabulary
disillusionment in art and the state of the world
Does the highlighted sentence mean:
1. artists's disillusionment originates from art and the world around
or
2. artists reflect in their artworks and the world around their disillusionment
Context:
In keeping with Duchamp’s bold statement, contemporary artists continue to exert their sense of disillusionment in art and the state of the world in a way that defies defeat, exalts resistance, and comes to terms with cynicism, nihilism, alienation and meaninglessness in contemporary life.
1. artists's disillusionment originates from art and the world around
or
2. artists reflect in their artworks and the world around their disillusionment
Context:
In keeping with Duchamp’s bold statement, contemporary artists continue to exert their sense of disillusionment in art and the state of the world in a way that defies defeat, exalts resistance, and comes to terms with cynicism, nihilism, alienation and meaninglessness in contemporary life.
Top answer
It's not a very clear sentence as it stands, although context might make it clearer. Verbal reasoning would suggest 1 although that may be not what was intended. d
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It's not a very clear sentence as it stands, although context might make it clearer.
Verbal reasoning would suggest 1 although that may be not what was intended.
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Verbal reasoning would suggest 1 although that may be not what was intended.
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