Jeff Wall’s A Sudden Gust of Wind (after Hokusai) is a ________ that refers to a ________.
A) film; painting
B) sculpture; photograph
C) photograph; print
D) building; sculpture
E) collage; earthwork
B) sculpture; photograph
What is cinematic about the piece, a sudden gust of wind?
film painting
Film, painting
The correct answer is C) photograph; print.
To arrive at this answer, we need to understand what Jeff Wall's artwork, "A Sudden Gust of Wind (after Hokusai)," actually is and what it refers to.
First, we should note that "A Sudden Gust of Wind (after Hokusai)" refers to a specific artwork created by Jeff Wall. It is important to know that Jeff Wall is primarily known for his photography, creating large-scale staged photographs that often reference art history and explore contemporary themes.
In this particular artwork, "A Sudden Gust of Wind (after Hokusai)," Jeff Wall recreated a scene from a famous Japanese woodblock print by Katsushika Hokusai titled "A Tour of the Waterfalls in Various Provinces." In Hokusai's print, a group of people is caught in a sudden gust of wind while traversing a bridge. Wall's photograph recreates this scene with modern individuals in a contemporary urban setting.
Since Jeff Wall's artwork "A Sudden Gust of Wind (after Hokusai)" is a photograph that references Hokusai's woodblock print, the correct answer is C) photograph; print.
C. Actually, it's a digital montage.
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