Question

____ criticism focuses on the political implications of a work of art

Answer 1

Formalist criticism focuses on the political implications of a work of art. 

There are 4 types of art criticism
1) Formalist Criticism 
2) Ideological Criticism 
3) Structuralist-based Criticism 
4) Feminist Criticism 

When you are using formalist criticism, you are studying the text without taking any outside influence into account.