When will shape abstraction be considered successful?

When the essential silhouette and meaning remain in the simplified shape

The governing concept is purposeful abstraction: reducing visual information while preserving the essential identity or communicative meaning of the subject. Option B is correct because a successful simplified shape retains important recognition cues, especially its silhouette, proportion, gesture, or symbolic feature, even when unnecessary details are removed. Abstraction does not mean careless destruction or total loss of reference. A and C demand the disappearance of recognition, which makes communication difficult. D describes random mark-making rather than a controlled transformation. The test is whether the viewer can still understand the intended subject or idea through fewer, more carefully selected visual elements.

This is a Class 9 Art Education question. Chapter: Elements of Art. Topic: Shape.