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What does it mean?
Visual art and spoken language are forms of communication.
In plain terms
Drawing communicates like talking does, just with eyes and ears.
What can you take from it?
View art as a language that speaks to the senses.

Where it applies

  • art
  • criticism
  • design

Putting it to work

  • interpret visuals
  • communicate across mediums

Questions to consider

  • Is art a language?
  • How do images speak?

Another view

Some art resists clear verbal interpretation.

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