Characteristics of Modern Art in America

Question 5 • GCS 2023-2024 Visual Arts Intermediate Credit Recovery

What is grattage?

Answer

creating pattern by using everyday materials and dried paint to create texture

creating pattern by laying metal underneath of the canvas

creating pattern by scraping off layers of paint from a canvas that is laid over a textured surface

Explanation

Grattage is a technique in which paint is scraped away from a canvas that has been placed over a textured surface. The texture underneath affects the marks revealed by scraping, so choice C—scraping off layers of paint from a canvas laid over a textured surface—is correct.

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