Article Review On Developing Visual Literacy Review

The chapter of this article entails about how a person can use his or her vision to communicate with objects and things in the surroundings. The author, Henry M. Sayre wants us to realize that it is not enough that our eyes would just like to see what's in front, but he wants us to look beyond the object's message. The author would also like to use a text with his own arts appreciation because the truly represented old artist, not just the western cannon found at that time in the other texts. He also wanted texts that foster critical thinking through looking at, talking about, and questioning works of art by his students. This article will actually help people enhance their visual literacy by communicating with a work of art by questioning at the back of their minds about the reason that the specific art was created. In addition, a viewer may also create a story behind the work of art that he is looking at. Just by looking at the photos in the article, it will have an impact on the viewer's critical thinking ability that will make him create a story about it. It is a good to know that an author like Henry Sayre teaches people on how to be more observant that may possibly enhance the artistic side of a person. And, just by looking at a photo in the article, it will make you think of the message behind the photo, and that was Henry Sayre wants the viewer to enhance, and that is our visual literacy. This chapter will provide essential and artistic information that we as observers may not know that we have our abilities to visualize more than just by plainly looking at an object around us.