History of Visual Communication

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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.

Introduction

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 From Prehistoric

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 and Design of the 1700S

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).

Art From 1930S – 1950S

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.