Choose the correct word to complete these sentences.

1. I think that the artist’s cartoons are usually rather ____________ as they are intended to appeal to a mass audience.
A) highbrow
B) dreary
C) lowbrow

2. When an artist sent in an ordinary red brick to an exhibition, no one was sure whether it was ____________ or intended as a serious statement.
A) impenetrable
B) run-of-the-mill
C) tongue-in-cheek

3. Although the artist’s early work is very sophisticated, some of his later pieces are surprisingly ____________ in style.
A) primitive
B) thought-provoking
C) original

4. I find pictures of dull grey street scenes rather ____________.
A) dreary
B) peerless
C) dazzling

5. The design on that china plate is ____________ – however did they manage to paint such fine detail?
A) earnest
B) exquisite
C) transparent

6. Although his photographs are quite ____________, it is worth making the effort to understand them.
A) challenging
B) evocative
C) intriguing