The Function of Artists to Give Tangible Form to the Unknown

question 9

Multiple Choice

The function of artists to give tangible form to the unknown is evident in the 10th-century sculpture Shiva Nataraja through images that represent the following concepts EXCEPT:

• A) the sculpture reports a story about a Hindu dancer.
• B) the sculpture represents destruction and rebirth of the universe.
• C) the sculpture is a representation of the complexity of the cosmic moment.
• D) the sculpture is a summoning of creation.
• E) the sculpture offers refuge and relates to a message of "fear not."

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