Question

British artist Anish Kapoor created Cloud Gate. It was his

first public outdoor work installed in the United States. It
was installed in Millennium Park in Chicago in 2004.
Cloud Gate is the official name of the large mirror bean
that draws millions of visitors each year. The artwork is a
110-ton elliptical sculpture that looks like a bean. It is 66-
feet long by 33-feet high with a 12-foot-high arch in the
middle. It is constructed of a seamless series of polished
stainless-steel plates, which allows the outside to reflect
Chicago's skyline.
Which is the purpose of the commentary in the
underlined text?
O To state the main idea of the text
O To provide evidence supporting the thesis
O To illustrate what the artwork looks like
O To provide examples of artwork

Answer 1

To. illustrate what the artwork looks like.

Answer 2

The underlined text aims to illustrate what Anish Kapoor's Cloud Gate sculpture looks like, detailing its physical characteristics and reflective surface.

The purpose of the underlined commentary is To illustrate what the artwork looks like. The text clearly describes Anish Kapoor's Cloud Gate, including its shape, size, and reflective characteristics. This provides the reader with a mental image of the sculpture and how it interacts with its environment by reflecting Chicago's skyline. Mentioning that Cloud Gate is a 110-ton elliptical sculpture and describing its dimensions and construction gives the reader a detailed understanding of the physical appearance of this public outdoor artwork.