In which art does the artist's body become the main medium?

Dance

Direct answer: B, dance, is correct. In dance, the artist uses the body as the main expressive medium. Posture, gesture, balance, direction, speed, facial expression, rhythm, and coordinated movement communicate ideas and emotions. The body is not merely helping to make the artwork; it is the central means through which the performance exists. Option A is wrong because printmaking depends mainly on a prepared surface, an image, and ink or another printing medium. Option C is wrong because pottery uses clay shaped by hand, mould, or wheel and then usually hardened by firing. Option D is wrong because photography uses a camera or digital imaging system to create or record visual images. The body may assist in all artistic activities, but in dance it becomes the primary artistic medium. Memory cue: in dance, the moving body carries the message.

This is a Class 9 Art Education question. Chapter: Introduction to Art. Topic: Types of art.