Which of the following sentences does not link the viewer's impression of a work to an artistic technique used in the work?

A.
Salvador Dali's painting is really kind of ugly.
B.
Salvador Dali's painting The Persistence of Memory conveys the fading but dogged nature of memory by the watches draped everywhere and the use of faded but clear colors.
C.
Salvador Dali's painting is disturbing because of his use of distortion and many highly stylized images.

D.
All of the above are correct.
A. Salvador Dali's painting is really kind of ugly. does not link the viewer's impression of a work to an artistic technique used in the work.
The correct answer is option A. It does not link the viewer's impression of a work to an artistic technique used in the work.
To determine which sentence does not link the viewer's impression of a work to an artistic technique used in the work, we need to analyze each statement.
A. "Salvador Dali's painting is really kind of ugly." This statement directly discusses the viewer's impression of the work and subjects it to a negative evaluation without mentioning any specific artistic technique.
B. "Salvador Dali's painting The Persistence of Memory conveys the fading but dogged nature of memory by the watches draped everywhere and the use of faded but clear colors." This statement clearly links the viewer's impression of the work to artistic techniques, specifically the use of watches and faded colors to convey the concept of fading memory.
C. "Salvador Dali's painting is disturbing because of his use of distortion and many highly stylized images." This statement connects the viewer's impression of the work (disturbing) to artistic techniques, such as distortion and highly stylized images employed by Dali.
Therefore, the sentence that does not link the viewer's impression to an artistic technique used in the work is option A, "Salvador Dali's painting is really kind of ugly."