Given the author’s delineation to the three abstractionist idioms in Indian art, the third idiom can be best distinguished from the other two idioms through its
Explanation:
In the fifth paragraph, the author mentions the first idiom to be a contemplation of the decay and regeneration cycle. Therefore, option 1 can be eliminated. All three idioms have limited reliance on original models as mentioned in option 4 and may use non-representational images as mentioned in option 2. Therefore, options 2 and 4 can also be eliminated. But, only the third idiom as the author puts it, is “based on the lyric play of forms guided by gesture or allied with formal improvisations like the assemblage”. Thereby, there is an emphasis on arrangement of forms. Hence, the correct answer is option 3.
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