Visual language

Stone of the Sun. A visual language is a system of communication using visual elements. Speech as a means of communication cannot strictly be separated from the whole of human communicative activity which includes the visual and the term 'language' in relation to vision is an extension of its use to describe the perception, comprehension and production of visible signs.

Stone of the Sun.]] A visual language is a system of communication using visual elements. Speech as a means of communication cannot strictly be separated from the whole of human communicative activity which includes the visual and the term 'language' in relation to vision is an extension of its use to describe the perception, comprehension and production of visible signs. ===Innate structures in the brain=== The perception of a shape requires the grasping of the essential structural features, to produce a "whole" or gestalt. The theory of the gestalt was proposed by Christian von Ehrenfels in 1890. He pointed out that a melody is still recognisable when played in different keys and argued that the whole is not simply the sum of its parts but a total structure. Max Wertheimer researched von Ehrenfels' idea, and in his "Theory of Form" (1923) – nicknamed "the dot essay" because it was illustrated with abstract patterns of dots and lines – he concluded that the perceiving eye tends to bring together elements that look alike (similarity groupings) and will complete an incomplete form (object hypothesis). An array of random dots tends to form configurations (constellations). All these innate abilities demonstrate how the eye and the mind are seeking pattern and simple whole shapes. When we look at more complex visual images such as paintings we can see that art has been a continuous attempt to "notate" visual information. ===Art in education=== The visual language begins to develop in babies as the eye and brain become able to focus, and be able to recognize patterns. Children's drawings show a process of increasing perceptual awareness and range of elements to express personal experience and ideas. The development of the visual aspect of language communication in education has been referred to as graphicacy, as a parallel discipline to literacy and numeracy. The ability to think and communicate in visual terms is part of, and of equal importance in the learning process, with that of literacy and numeracy. The visual artist, as Michael Twyman has pointed out, has developed the ability to handle the visual language to communicate ideas. This includes both the understanding and conception and the production of concepts in a visual form. ==See also== Asemic writing Emoji Musivisual language Nocturne (painting) Nonverbal communication Pictogram Visual modeling Writing system ==References== ==Further reading== Patrick Heron (1955). Space in Colour. New York : Arts Digest Julian Barnes, Keeping an Eye Open, Jonathan Cape, 2015 Fernande Saint-Martin, Semiotics of Visual Language, Indiana University Press 1990 Judith S. Farwick, Between the Signs, Duesseldorf 2018, Kim Marriott and Bernd Meyer (editors), Visual Language Theory, Springer 1998, ==External links== "How Form Functions" Roy R. Behrens "Art, Design and Gestalt Theory" Roy R. Behrens "On Max Wertheimer and Pablo Picasso: Gestalt Theory, Cubism and Camouflage" Roy R. Behrens Manfred Davidmann Roots of Visual Mapping

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