Which is NOT true of Julie Mehretu’s paintings?

a. They are inspired by satellite imagery.
b. They involve pencil, pen, ink, and acrylic paint.
c. She sees each one as a “whole cosmos.”
d. They have as many as twenty levels of movement.
e. They depict her birthplace in Ethiopia.


e. They depict her birthplace in Ethiopia.

a. Incorrect. Mehretu’s paintings are inspired by satellite imagery used by Google Maps.
b. Incorrect. Mehretu’s paintings involve pen, pencil, ink, and acrylic paint.
c. Incorrect. Mehretu does see each painting as a “whole cosmos.”
d. Incorrect. Mehretu’s paintings do have as many as twenty levels of movement.
e. Correct. Though born in Ethiopia, Mehretu’s paintings are nonrepresentational.

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