Discussion

Explanation:

Option 1 describes the third idiom of abstractionism. Option 1 could be a consequence of stalling of abstractionism’s progress in an impasse, but it is not a reason and hence it can be eliminated.
Option 2 does not answer the question stem.
Option 3 is a tempting answer but it is incorrect. There have been a series of attempts to avoid the risk of abstraction by resorting to open and near generic symbolism and not avoiding overt and near-generic symbolism. Thus, option 3 can be ruled out. If option 3 was true it would not have led to the impasse in abstractionism.
The following extract, “Uncharitable as it may sound, the history of Indian abstractionism records a series of attempts to avoid the risks of abstraction by resorting to an overt and near-generic symbolism, which many Indian abstractionists embrace when they find themselves bereft of the imaginative energy to negotiate the union of metaphysics and painterliness” resonates with option 4.
Hence, the correct answer is option 4.

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