Assertion (A): The technique of art is to make objects 'unfamiliar', to make forms difficult, and to increase the difficulty and length of perception. Reason (R): The process of perception is an aesthetic end in itself and must be prolonged.

1. ABoth A and R are correct and R is the correct explanation of A
2. BBoth A and R are correct but R is NOT the correct explanation of A
3. CA is correct but R is not correct
4. DA is not correct but R is correct

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Correct answer: A. Both A and R are correct and R is the correct explanation of A

Explanation

Shklovsky, 'Art as Technique' (1917): defamiliarisation (ostranenie) exists because perception is an end in itself.