Artist Justin Favela explained that he wanted to reclaim the importance of the piñata as a symbol in Latinx culture....
GMAT Information and Ideas : (Ideas) Questions
Artist Justin Favela explained that he wanted to reclaim the importance of the piñata as a symbol in Latinx culture. To do so, he created numerous sculptures from strips of tissue paper, which is similar to the material used to create piñatas. In 2017, Favela created an impressive life-size piñata-like sculpture of the Gypsy Rose lowrider car, which was displayed at the Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles, California. The Gypsy Rose lowrider was famously driven by Jesse Valadez, an early president of the Los Angeles Imperials Car Club.
According to the text, which piece of Favela's art was on display in the Petersen Automotive Museum in 2017?
A painting of Los Angeles
A sculpture of a lowrider car
A painting of a piñata
A sculpture of Jesse Valadez
Step 1: Decode and Map the Passage
Part A: Passage Analysis Table
| Text from Passage | Analysis |
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| "Artist Justin Favela explained that he wanted to reclaim the importance of the piñata as a symbol in Latinx culture." |
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| "To do so, he created numerous sculptures from strips of tissue paper, which is similar to the material used to create piñatas." |
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| "In 2017, Favela created an impressive life-size piñata-like sculpture of the Gypsy Rose lowrider car, which was displayed at the Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles, California." |
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| "The Gypsy Rose lowrider was famously driven by Jesse Valadez, an early president of the Los Angeles Imperials Car Club." |
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Part B: Passage Architecture & Core Elements
Main Point: Artist Justin Favela creates tissue paper sculptures to reclaim the cultural importance of piñatas, including a notable 2017 lowrider car sculpture displayed at a major museum.
Step 2: Interpret the Question Precisely
What's being asked? Which specific piece of Favela's art was displayed at the Petersen Automotive Museum in 2017
What type of answer do we need? A factual detail about a specific artwork and its location
Any limiting keywords? "According to the text" means we need to stick exactly to what's stated, and "in 2017" and "Petersen Automotive Museum" are the key limiting details
Step 3: Prethink the Answer
- Looking at our analysis, there's only one piece mentioned as being displayed at the Petersen Automotive Museum in 2017
- From our table, we see that Favela created a "life-size piñata-like sculpture of the Gypsy Rose lowrider car" and this specific piece "was displayed at the Petersen Automotive Museum"
- The passage is very clear about what type of artwork this was—a sculpture—and what it depicted—a lowrider car
A painting of Los Angeles
✗ Incorrect
- The passage never mentions Favela creating any paintings
- No artwork depicting "Los Angeles" as a general subject is mentioned
A sculpture of a lowrider car
✓ Correct
- Matches exactly what the passage states: "life-size piñata-like sculpture of the Gypsy Rose lowrider car"
- This is specifically the piece that "was displayed at the Petersen Automotive Museum"
- Both the medium (sculpture) and subject (lowrider car) align perfectly with our passage analysis
A painting of a piñata
✗ Incorrect
- Again mentions a painting, which isn't supported by the text
- While piñatas are central to Favela's overall mission, the specific museum piece was a car sculpture
A sculpture of Jesse Valadez
✗ Incorrect
- No sculpture of Jesse Valadez (the person) is mentioned
- Jesse Valadez is only mentioned as context—he was the driver of the actual car
- The sculpture depicted the car itself, not the person