Answer and Explanation:
This paragraph contains some pronouns that do not properly agree with their antecedents, or that are gender-biased. Let's find and correct them:
- In the last few decades a new art form has emerged. They are a branch of the art form known as "found art," in which the artist uses objects he has found to construct the work of art.
In this section, we have two pronouns that need correction. "They" is incorrectly used to refer to "a new form of art". And "he" refers to artist, but an artist is not necessarily a man. Therefore, we can correct this section in the following way:
In the last few decades a new art form has emerged. It is a branch of the art form known as "found art," in which the artist uses objects he/she has found to construct the work of art.
- This art does the same thing but with garbage as your raw material.
Whose raw material? This art's raw material. No need to use "your" here, then. So:
This art does the same thing but with garbage as its raw material.
- Around the world, artists are using thrown-away items as its medium and transforming it into something beautiful.
Who is using thrown-away items as a medium? The artists (their). What are the artists transforming into something beautiful? The items (them). Therefore:
Around the world, artists are using thrown-away items as their medium and transforming them into something beautiful.
- One example is a sculpture made out of cigarette filters. They were created by a young artist named Tom Deininger. They collected the cigarette filters from beach parking lots.
Who was created? The sculpture (it). Who collected the filters? The artist, Tom (he) Let's substitute the pronouns:
One example is a sculpture made out of cigarette filters. It was created by a young artist named Tom Deininger. He collected the cigarette filters from beach parking lots.
-The sculpture is of a rabbit. He has a strong smell of stale cigarettes.
What has a strong smell? The sculpture. Let's substitute "he" for "it":
The sculpture is of a rabbit. It has a strong smell of stale cigarettes.
- This kind of art contains aspects of their previous forms.
Of whose previous forms? Of this kind of art. Singular, not plural. Therefore:
This kind of art contains aspects of its previous forms.
- Trash art shows that you don't have to use oil paints and canvas to make art. All she needs is a little inspiration.
Who needs a little inspiration? Trash art! Let's substitute "she" for "it":
Trash art shows that you don't have to use oil paints and canvas to make art. All it needs is a little inspiration.
