Drag each tile to the correct box. Match each sentence from the passage with the statement that explains how it develops the author's thesi
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Sculpting a Message
People who know artists say that artists look at the
world differently. This saying was true for Louise Nevelson,
one of the world's most celebrated sculptural artists. Until
Louise Nevelson's time, sculptures were made primarily of
carved stone or poured metal. Louise Nevelson, however,
created completely different types of sculptures. Hers were
assembled from ordinary objects.
Artists of the first half of the twentieth century were
inventive in their subject matter and technique. It was an
exciting time in the art world. Even among innovators,
Nevelson distinguished herself. Instead of cutting stone or
pouring metal, she built her art. She deliberately sought
discarded items (she called them "found materials") such
of wood, tin cans, and pieces of items out of trash
cans. She grouped
uped them in varying combinations inside
boxes and then stacked the boxes on top of one another.
Known wall sculptures, these structures were usually
painted a single color, most often black.
Sky Cathedral, one of Nevelson's most well-known
of 38 boxes of varying sizes. For the
viewer, Nevelson's scu
sculpture creates a feeling very different
from the origins of the materials. Viewers experience a
sense of awe and mystery when they see her artwork.
Writers have speculated about the meaning of her work,
often seeing the boxes as filled with symbolism. For
as pieces
"This saying was true for Louise Nevelson, one of
the world's most celebrated sculptural artists."
sculptures,
"She deliberately sought discarded items (she
called them "found materials") such as pieces of
wood, tin cans, and pieces of items out of trash
cans."
"Sky Cathedral, one of Nevelson's most well-known
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