Visual Communication : Emanuele Dascanio

It is said that a picture is worth a thousand words, but maybe they are worth far more than that. Pictures, although seemingly simple in nature, are extremely complex. Far too often, people overlook what a picture truly is. When a person looks at an image, they most likely see only the image, nothing else. Many people do not look deep enough into an image to fully comprehend the true meaning of it. However, when an individual begins to truly study an image in an attempt to understand the true complexity of it, they will be surprised at what they overlooked before. As stated by French Realist Painter, Gustave Courbet, “Fine art is knowledge made visible.”

Artworks have played an indelible work to the lives of humanity. The creative nature in Artists is a complex matter to define. The uncertainties in the intrinsic nature in art lay difficult aspects that can only be answered by values, themes and skills depicted in an artist artwork. Apart from playing the intricate psychological effect on humans, the artworks have been used as a tool of expression that has been revered and uniquely preserved for future generation. Among some of the most revered modern forms of artwork has included Chicano Art that had a core relationship to Las Carpas, Indigenismo, rascuachismo and other forms of performance art.

Leonardo and Raphael are perhaps two of the most interesting individuals in Art History. A man could spend a lifetime studying them and their works, and yet one would only be able to understand the complexity of their minds, but not the begging question of, “Who truly is Leonardo or Raphael?”. Perhaps, to begin to understand you might look deep into their art and view it, not as what you feel, but as what they felt. While art has always taken new forms, an Artist’s personality is always seen manifested in his or her work.

This analysis explains why it is that classical European painting developed its particular technical “features-of composition, color, perspective, brushwork and the manipulation of narrative”, which in Bryson’s case focuses on the gendered gaze, far from gone seen everywhere today through media or in contemporary works. Hal Foster also examines the term that has become so important in contemporary discussions of painting and of visuality; tying into the modern advertising and social media, which is "the Gaze." Tracing the concept of the Gaze through the works and definitions of others as well as diving into The Four Fundamental Concepts of Psycho-analysis where vision is still theorized from the standpoint of a subject placed at the center of a world. The gaze is something much more than a stare or a glance, but a full on addiction and utter obsession. The author discusses the subject's visual experience; where the subject resides, under the Gaze and in the practice of painting, the impacts of

The appreciation of art: taking in what is in front of oneself by analyzing the many facets that are intricately placed in a sculpture, painting or anything that is to be considered art; within this paper will be explained the three subjects, analysis, content, and function of Volaire’s work on The Eruption of Mount Vesuvius that allow one to have a true appreciation for the arts. It is through these three subjects that one can see how valuable art truly is. Without these subjects all is lost and the woman without a grasp of them is ignorant of a great chunk of the world around her for it is indeed true that art is all around us. The artists that paint, and sculpt, see this natural beauty and replicate it through the many mediums available to them, giving us eternal beauty that can be held onto forever. Volaire has done that with his piece dealing with Mount Vesuvius.

Students through the process of art appreciation will build connections through the exploration of textures, lines, colour and shape when describing, analysing, interpreting and judging the artworks before them (3 chosen images). They are asked to describe what they see, the artist’s use of colour, lines, shapes and texture. They then move onto analysing; what catches their eye, is the composition balanced and do the paintings look flat or do they have depth. The discussion then progresses onto interpretation where students are able to express what type of emotion they feel when looking at the pictures, perhaps the kind of sounds they might hear if they could step into it, and why they think the artist chose this particular subject to paint and what may have inspired the artist.

In John Berger’s essay “Ways of Seeing,” he shares his view on how he feels art is seen. Mr. Berger explores how the views of people are original and how art is seen very differently. By comparing certain photographs, he goes on to let his Audience, which is represented as the academic, witness for themselves how art may come across as something specific and it can mean something completely different depending on who is studying the art. The author goes into details of why images were first used, how we used to analyze art vs how we do today, and the rarity of arts. He is able to effectively pass on his message by using the strategies of Rhetoric, which include Logos, Pathos, and Ethos.

It is in that way which the non practical human event of a painting may draw attention to the human observer, there truth may be revealed and through truth of the unique feeling of the sublime in accordance to Schopenhauer, wherein the pleasure is gained from beholding the violent object and its immeasurable nature. 61Through this it is argued the art will not be disenfranchised by the structure and it gains the capacity for change.  This is what Merleau-Ponty calls a “brute fabric of meaning” 62wherein the painter takes upon the raw fabric of the world when he renders their experience in a painting. Then the completed painting is quite literally a brute fabric that the viewer draws upon in his interpretation of what is rendered. The revelation

In this essay, I will discuss the main point of the video, what I have gained from it, and why I think it’s a learning tool. Tomaselli pieces are solely based off of perspective. The objective to his artwork is to stimulate the audience’s mind in a way that the brain can generate feeling and emotion from their own outlook. Tomaselli initiates perspective to his pieces by using figure ground space and warm colors.

Of Beauty, Of Joy, Of Stillness, Of Love , the name explains it all; this art not only speaks to the mind, but to the body. Gioiosa’s use of lighting, space, psychological lines, shading, and balance are beautifully intertwined in his deep piece.

Vasari, an artist, and well known writer provides the reader with a detailed view inside the lives of artists across history. His view takes the reader on a journey through the struggles of these renowned artists. Vasari describes each painting as if they are narratives ready to come off the walls. Three artists that Vasari takes a great liking to are the artists Leonardo Da Vinci, Raphael of Urbino, and Michelangelo Buonarroti. Vasari’s words for these artists come off as endearing and appreciative. To Vasari these were more than just artists, they were inventors and contributors to society as we know it.

Any art medium can be utilized to tell a story or evoke emotion in a viewer. Artistry is unique in that it is purely visual and can be left to interpretation if the artist chooses to stay ambiguous in the message they are trying to convey. As an artist, I am always trying to analyze the meanings behind famous works of art, whether those meanings happen to be incidental or purposeful. So, when contemporary artist, Enrique Chagoya expressed his adoration for the social commentary expressed in Francisco Goya’s Los Caprichos sketches, I was intrigued.

Due to use of the viewer as part of the artwork, boundaries between art and life become blurred, leaving works to appear unfinished (Dohmen, 2013). To some, ‘relational’ art allowed the audience to regain awareness of their surroundings and of one another, something that had deteriorated in the late 20th century (Smith, 2008, p.c23).

As onlookers peer into the artworks in front of them, there is no question as to whether or not they considered what the artwork means, where it came from and what the artist was interested in who created it. The

The area of art is popularly known for heightening emotions, challenging stereotypes, and ultimately providing insights into how individuals view the surrounding world. The artist and the observer time and time again see pieces in overwhelmingly different ways. Individuals may wonder why this is so. What could possibly create such a drastic change from one perspective to another? When it comes down to it, experiences are the answer. The artist and the observer have different