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Hundred Square Feet on the Station's South Wall. [2]But as They Come Closer, Commuters Notice the Shouettes Are Also Mosales,

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hundred square feet on the station's south wall. [2]But as they come closer, commuters notice the shouettes are also mosales, constructed entirely of ceramic shards. [3] From afar the mural appears as a series of aquamorine, vase -shaped silhouettes against a white tlie background. m The mural, titled Celadon Remnants, is artist Jean Shin's homage on the Korean American community in Flushing. When she was commissioned by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority of New York City to spown a site-specific artwork visually representing her dual identity was a means sought by Shin as an American and a Korean.She chose to use traditional celadon pottery, albelt in a new way. Celadonis a ceramic ware named for its'aquarnarine glaze. Originally from China, celadon was further developed in the tenth and eleventh centuries in Korea in which inlaid designs and decorative elements were added. Over the centuries, celadon became a cultural treasure in Korea Today, South Korean ceramicists will accept nothingless than perfection in creating the art. Infact, if the ceramicist deems a piece imperfect, he or she will often scrap it entirely. Shin decided that these scraps, or shards, would be an ideal medium for her mural, In 2008, she contacted ceramicists in the South Korean city of Icheon for celadon shards and arranged to be shipped to Queens. The ceramicists sent Shin over six thousand shards. Using the shards-many of whose are adorned with alphabetic symbols and assorted patterns-Shin constructed her mural. For Shin, the shards themselves took on significance they represented her feeling of being broken off or"fractured"from their birthplace of Seoul, South Korea. In Queens, Shin's use of the fragments to construct an artwork that celebrated a Korean tradition. The result is sublime The silhouettes merge Shin's past and present, creating an exquisite meditation on Korean American identity. Which choice provides the most specific description of the adomments on the shards of celadon? A NOCHANGE B Korean charactersandlabyrinthine patterns- B C different letters and a plethora of patterns- D numerous symbols and various designs-

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The most specific description of the adornments on the shards of celadon is option B) Korean characters and labyrinthine patterns.

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## Step 1The problem is asking us to choose the most specific description of the adornments on the shards of celadon. The options provided are:A) NOCHANGEB) Korean characters and labyrinthine patternsC) different letters and a plethora of patternsD) numerous symbols and various designs## Step 2We need to consider the specificity of each option. The more specific the description, the more detailed information it provides.## Step 3Option A) NOCHANGE does not provide any specific information about the adornments on the shards of celadon.## Step 4Option B) Korean characters and labyrinthine patterns provides specific information about the adornments. It mentions that the shards are adorned with Korean characters and complex patterns.## Step 5Option C) different letters and a plethora of patterns is less specific than option B. It does not specify that the letters are Korean, and it does not provide any information about the complexity of the patterns.## Step 6Option D) numerous symbols and various designs is also less specific than option B. It does not specify that the symbols are Korean, and it does not provide any information about the complexity of the designs.