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AP Art History

Category - Indigenous Americas

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A significant difference between the desired audience response in European art from the desired audience response in Indigenous art is that:
  1. A. Indigenous art is considered to be made for passive viewing, and European art is
    considered participatory and active.
  2. Indigenous art is considered participatory and active, and European art is considered to be made for passive viewing.
  3. A. Indigenous art is considered to be made for use in funerary rights, and European art is used for secular purposes.
  4. A. Indigenous art is used for secular purposes, and European art is considered
    to be made for use in funerary rites.
Explanation
Answer: B - Indigenous art is considered participatory and active, and European art is considered to be made for passive viewing.

Much of indigenous art is meant to be performed and to foster audience participation, while European art is generally considered to be meant to be viewed in order to receive the artist's message rather than creating active participation with the art.
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