History of Visual Communication Presentation

Introduction

• Visual communication is the passing of ideas through the visual display of information.
• It is primarily associated with two or three dimensional images (representations) including:
  • Art;
  • Signs;
  • Drawing;
  • Shapes.

Art and Design From Prehistoric

• Title: Sleeping Antelope (Tin Taghirt):
  • Artist: Unknown Female.
  • Genre: Prehistoric art.
  • Date: Between12,000 BC and 100A.D.
  • Role: The painting focuses on the precious treasures carved on rocks found in Sahara desert. It represents the works and culture of the hunters of that period (Coulson & Campbell, 2001).
• Title: Vaija Mochica crustaceo:
  • Artist: Unknown.
  • Genre: Prehistoric art.
  • Date: Between100 BC and 700 CE.
  • Role: ceramic stirrup spout vessel representing a crustacean. It was common in the Moche culture, which was rich in iconography and monumental architecture (Bawaden, 2004).

Art and Design of the 1700S

• Title: The Gathering of Manna:
  • Artist: Giovanni Battista Tiepolo.
  • Genre: Religious painting.
  • Date: 1740.
  • Role: The painting signifies the time of rest by Israelites after fleeing Egypt (Beck, Black, & Krieger, 1999).
• Title: The Virgin with Six Saints:
  • Artist: Giovanni Battista Tiepolo.
  • Genre: Religious painting.
  • Date: 1737.
  • Role: Signifies Christ and the Virgin enthroned with six saints. The style of painting is linked with that of Fresco style.

Art From 1930S – 1950S

• Title: Cut the line:
  • Artist: Thomas Hart Benton.
  • Genre: Modern Art.
  • Date: 1944.
  • Role: Represents the last episode in the birth of a Loading Ship Tank (LST) – the launching. It communicates the series of wars at Pearl Harbor (Bruhns, 1994).
• Title: She’s Off:
  • Artist: Thomas Hart Benton.
  • Genre: Modern Art.
  • Date: 1944.
  • Role: The naval art shows how the ship slides into the water after the lines are cut. It signifies Americas Great Depression (Hugh, 1979).

References

• Bawaden, G. (2004). The art of Moche Politics. Oxford: Blackwell Publishers.
• Beck, R., Black, L., & Krieger, P. (1999). World History: Patterns of interaction. Evanston, IL: McDougal Littell.
• Bruhns, K. (1994). Ancient South America. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
• Coulson, D., & Campbell, A. (2001). African Rock art. New York, NY: Harry N. Abrams. Inc.
• Hugh, A. (1979). Modern Painting. London: Phaidon Press.