Visual flight rules

The major themes that my two chose pieces of artwork convey are power and culture. The First piece is named ‘stool’, a wooden/ copper sculpture that is based off the customs of the Akan peoples, Asante Group, and Ghana as a whole. The piece, although without a date, seems fairly recent. In African Cultures, stools are believed to be the most important piece of furniture in a household. The stool is a symbol of power and represent the wealth of the owner. It holds great political and spiritual…

availability, can mean making special accommodations to suits the specific needs of individuals or groups in order to effectively communicate (Henry, Abou-Zahra, & Brewer, 2014). For instance, when communicating online it is important to consider visual forms of accessibility. Color vision deficiency (CVD), is one such condition communicators should anticipate in webpage development (Colour Blindness, n.d.). Color Vision Deficiency According to colourblindawareness.org, a UK bases…

simply the fact that I could not take a test without having a major anxiety attack, gave me the preconception that I was doomed for the rest of my educational career. This discouraged me from trying on several occasions. After I discovered that I am a visual learner, I was able to turn the tables around. I found that there were ways to make things work in my favor. This was also achieved by Temple Grandin and Mike Rose. On one hand in Temple Grandin’s passage “My Mind is a Web Browser” we, as…

In any aspect, communication is very crucial as it makes people understand each other. Even animals communicate with other animals and with human beings whenever the need arises. The process of information exchange is a procedure that takes time before one fully understands and gets to know how to communicate with other people. In the cases of financial deals and other life events, it is always advisable to talk to people before messing up with a decision (Hickson, Worrall, Barnett, & Yiu, 1995)…

portrait of Martin Luther done by Lucas Cranach the Elder during one of his workshops. The painting actually titled Martin Luther was created around the same time that the Madonna with the Long Neck was created. When comparing the two there is an obvious visual difference in the execution and style of painting. Unlike with the Madonna with the Long Neck, Martin Luther is portrayed in his portrait with proper proportions and coloring. There is no stylization or manipulation to the figure or no…

many changes that happen in this age group, such as a new school, multiple teachers, and school sponsored sports to name a few. All these changes happening around the same time lead to an identity crises of sorts. Kerlavage (1998) states, “All the rules for social behavior that developed in earlier stages are suddenly called into question as students, in transition between childhood and adulthood, attempt to establish their role in an adult world” (p. 57). They are changing from ‘little people’…

or clubs. Everyone is different and should be allowed to express their ideas in any way they choose. By removing art classes such as visual art, dance, and drama, from elementary schools, we are taking away some of the very classes in which kids express their feelings and opinions. Although many people think that visual arts classes are not at all important, visual arts are actually extremely important because they help elementary students improve their education through expressing their…

beyond allowing the value of the work itself to be judged by popularity or monetary value, these factors can reveal a shift in the hierarchy of values held by society at the time of its unveiling. For example, The Mona Lisa (1503-6) revolutionized visual art of its time by separating portrait paintings from the standard side-viewing without any background and moved to include a full frontal view of a woman whose clothing and features are clear and accented by the addition of a diverse natural…

However, their extraordinary sense of visual imagery contradicts the notion of being disabled. Sacks uses these people to demonstrate the ability of the brain to adapt and develop. Psychologist Barbara Fredrickson’s “Selections from Love 2.0: How Our Supreme Emotion Affects Everything We Feel…

Art is all around us, no matter where we go or what we do, there will always be a form of art that is nearby, and as a result of this, art has become one of the most significant aspects of a person’s daily life. In a sense, art is quite like water. It is something that is physical, but the changes that it can embody or bring forth are just like the formlessness of water. Art has become something more than just a work that should be admired, but rather, it has become a medium of speech for the…