Answer the following question in 3-4 complete sentences. Read the quote below and answer the question that follows. “Picasso was the gateway to true modern art. His painting [...] is considered the birth of modern art, which influenced many of the other great modern painters. Art doesn't need to be perfectly and accurately represented images to be beautiful; art is intended to invoke a mood to the viewer.” Do you agree with the author regarding Picasso and the definition of art? Why or why not?

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I agree that Picasso was extremely important to the development of modern art and helped show that art could express ideas and emotions without being perfectly realistic. I also agree that art can be beautiful because of the mood or feeling it creates in the viewer. However, I do not think art must avoid accurate representation, because realistic paintings can also communicate ideas and emotions. Art can take many forms, including realistic, abstract, symbolic, and experimental styles.

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