Thursday, November 27, 2014

Visual Narrative Art Through The Years

By Ida Dorsey


Narrative art is an art that tells a story. It is either a sequence of events unfolding over time or an ongoing story. The earliest proof of human art suggest that individuals told stories with images. However, without knowledge of the story being told, it is difficult to read ancient pictures, since they are not well organized in a certain way such as word on a page, but rather unfold in different directions at a single time.

This is also an art that uses great power of the ocular image to create imaginations, induce emotions and capture cultural aspirations and truths. The man distinction between a visual narrative art from other genres of art is the abilities to narrate a certain story in a diverse culture and preserve them for the coming generations.

Actually, there are several forms of narrative in the world. Most of the forms are either moving or still pictures, mixture of substances, articulated language and gestures, narrative is always present in legend, fables, short stories, myth, epics, paintings, comedy, tragedy and many more.

In addition to that, this specific form of art is also present, in all places and in different societies. It also started with a certain history of the whole mankind. Basically, art tells and illustrate many events of life. It defines a self explanatory event from the lives of people who comes from a folk tale, from a text or from a myth.

Actually, anyone forgets that story telling is a matter of giving the information of most stories with an amount of visual clutter. It is also easy to lose a certain visual information that we start to distract from the necessary aspects. There are also several ways to approach narrative in your photos. Actually, there is no right or wrong with the things you are going to do it.

Actually, it has also been of interest to the academic community as scholars, educators and thinkers. They have sought to understand the power and impact of images and history in many individuals and most societies. There are also some distinguishing characteristics of the visual narrative that includes a persuasive story with a certain point of view, subject matter with pressing environmental, social and spiritual value, an appeal for transportation in behaviors and attitudes and high quality of images.

Good storytellers usually come from all walks of life, form of arts and professions. They are usually a unique one who can function both author and artist that would influence and entertain your creative thoughts through creating a thing in the field of arts and literature. There are actually different films that may also redefine history or tell the whole future.

The level of the ocular record also becomes a great experience, a moment not forgotten and a memory that will be cherished forever. Most of these works have survived the test of time and become part of the cultural and history identities.

Actually, fine arts, game designs, advertising, picture books, graphic books illustration and animation are some of the demands for talented creators. So, no matter the style or medium you are using, anyone is also responsible for telling stories visually and to shape your own identity. Anyone is also responsible to tell the history or define the future if needed.




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