Deaf Artists and the De'VIA Movement
Explore the Deaf Visual Arts movement, De'VIA, which focuses on Deaf themes and was initiated by Deaf artists in 1989. Learn about Chuck Baird, a key figure in this movement, known for his iconic ASL paintings. Discover the significance of De'VIA in the art world and how it incorporates Deaf culture into artistic expression.
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What is De VIA? Art movement with focus on Deaf theme De VIA stands for DEAF VISUAL Started by a group of Deaf artists in 1989 Some Artists did their artwork with Deaf theme before De VIA formed There are many Deaf artists but few of them do their artwork with Deaf theme Also hearing artists such as CODA can do the De VIA
Chuck Baird -Kansas School for the Deaf -Three Deaf sisters -Went to Gallaudet -Transferred to RIT -Involved in National Theater for the Deaf -Helped directed a play at CSD -Started De Via movement -Professional artist -Painted many famous ASL paintings
Chuck Bairds Art works Painted De Via Well known for his ASL iconicity image in his paintings Iconicity is the conceived similarity or analogy between a form of a sign (sign that looks like the real thing) For example: sign Cat to describe what cat looks like
ASL Sculpture Well known for his ASL iconicity image in his paintings Iconicity is the conceived similarity or analogy between a form of a sign (sign that looks like the real thing) For example: sign Cat to describe what cat looks like "arbitrariness of language" is that for the signs, which is no relationship between the objects associated with the sign. For example: sign math has no image associated with math or sign France has nothing to do with France. Aesthetics , beauty of the image, is very important! Aesthetics mean something is very beautiful to look at.
