I see this picture at least a few times a day in the living room closet. I bought it because I thought it was pretty and the price was right, but once I got home I realized it did not go with my living room décor. And now, it has been sitting in the closet, waiting until I find a good place to hang it. This art picture immediately came to mind as something I see, but I don't really see.
Brian Kennedy explains that visual literacy is "the ability to construct meaning from images". At first glance, this artwork is a beautiful image, but once I took the time to really look at it, I began to “see it”. The colors: black, grey, and white offer a calmness and peace to the picture. The tree sitting atop the water adds a beauty to the art and colors and gives life to the artwork. In our textbook, White Space in Not Your Enemy, it states that “all design is related to style” and this is so true. When I saw this picture, I thought, yes, it is beautiful and modern. I probably would not have bought a picture of something I thought was out of style or if I didn’t like it. It has a uniqueness to it though.
Now that I “see” the artwork I can appreciate the meaning I get from the image. It is a great picture that has a peaceful, calm and relaxing beauty. It deserves a place to be hung. So, I am to do just that. Find a good place to hang it up so I can continue to appreciate visual literacy.
