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When you open your child’s exercise book, do you see little drawings doodling on the page’s margins? Or the cover pages crammed with graffiti?
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An image is famously said to be worth a thousand words. But in reality, it may be worth a lot more because when studying non-verbal communication, such investigation could include an analysis of a variety of visual forms and media.
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Knowledge Mushohwe Correspondent When you open your child’s exercise book, do you see little drawings doodling on the page margins or the cover pages crammed with graffiti? During my school days, such ‘‘irresponsible’’ actions would guarantee one a sure date with the headmaster’s whipping stick.
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Knowledge Mushowe Art Zone For some young artists living in harsh economic conditions, making money may be the only thing that matters. Making financial reward the only important variable stalls creativity, as little or no effort is put in the development and nurturing of the artistic talent from within. The life, works and thoughts of one […]
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Knowledge Mushowe Art Zone A new art exhibition by a young breed of African artists has opened in Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao, Spain. The exhibition showcases the work of about a hundred and 20 artists and designers and expresses new perspectives about the African continent.
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Knowledge Mushohwe Art Zone Art education is increasingly becoming exercise for those that preside over it, mainly because of the various forms of pluralism that are available to their students. Pluralism, an approach that recognises that there are a variety of ways in which people get to know, understand and represent the world in the […]
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Knowledge Mushowe ArtZone The distinctive theory states that certain visuals within our surroundings capture people’s attention, get noticed, and are perceived as missing, absent, or different from other stimuli. Adverts carrying caricatures or cartoons for example often stand out due to their uniqueness, and garner more attention from
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On Friday and Saturday last week, CUT Hotel in Chinhoyi hosted the first ever Film Festival in Mashonaland West under the theme, “Turning Ideas into Reality”.
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Knowledge Mushowe Art Zone These days most people are particularly concerned about bread and butter issues. How then can visual artists make money in an environment where art is clearly not as important as food, security and shelter? They cannot afford to sit back and wait for the potential customers to come to them. Instead, it makes […]
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Knowledge Mushowe Art Zone Editorial cartooning is not a recent phenomenon. Evidence has been found suggesting that the cartoon has been part of the human experience for centuries. What is believed to be the oldest existing caricature was discovered recently in Egypt and dates from about 1360
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Knowledge Mushohwe Art Zone IMPRESSIONISM may have its origins in a small part of France but the art movement’s ramifications may be felt even in today’s art world.
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Knowledge Mushohwe Art Zone Visual communicators often look, dress, sound and act in a peculiar way in the eyes of the “normal”. They can, in many ways, seem to carry a certain amount of mystery everywhere they go. At a formal event for example, a visual communicator may choose to do a “Magaya” — wear sandals and […]
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Knowledge Mushohwe Art Zone Creative products can only be called art if they take on a physical form. An artist developing an idea or concept in his head may have a clear picture of the finished product but that process can never be characterised as art.
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Knowledge Mushohwe Art Zone Twenty or so years ago, when most corporations were prospering, advertising agencies did not struggle to find clients. Big corporations had money to spare, and most used advertising only to keep reminding the general populace about a brand.
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Knowledge Mushohwe Art Zone Graphic design without a message is worthless. There is no point in presenting a work of graphic art that has no meaning. Graphic design for marketing, information, education and entertainment are the most common products developed by computer artists.
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