Which statement about Betty Acquah's view of pointillism is correct?

• A. It emphasizes sharp edges between colors.
• B. It uses large, sweeping brushstrokes.
• C. It creates an illusion of movement by extending dabs of color into the background and vice-versa.
• D. It focuses on monochrome palettes.

Answer: (C)

Pointillism relies on optical color mixing and the way our eyes blend many tiny color spots. When you place numerous small dabs of color close together, the eye merges them from a distance, creating a lively surface that can feel like it’s shifting or moving. Betty Acquah’s view captures this by describing how extending dabs of color into the background and letting background tones extend into the dabs makes the boundary between foreground and background more fluid. That fluid boundary and the way colors mingle across it generate the illusion of movement across the painting, which is the hallmark of pointillism. The other ideas—sharp edges, large sweeping brushstrokes, or a monochrome palette—do not embody this optical mixing and the dynamic boundary that pointillism relies on.