There aren't any statements shown but I think i can help with the second part, artists in different times and places are influenced by the different things around them and by what is happening during that time.
For an example of different places; an artist at a beach would be more likely to draw the beach than an artist in a forest and the same way reversed.
An example of different times; an artist in the 1700s would portray people wearing different clothes than an artist would portray today.
Explanation:
Using blocks of layered geometric tone and color, feininger creates the illution that the image is receding the backward, with the idea that the tone and color create light in the background, using semi-transparent layers this creates a different intensity of color, which gives this illusion.
Artist's media:
C. and D.
Artist's media are the materials or things used to create art.
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The answer is A. ostinato
