Language collage in art

Here is a collage about language in different pieces of art:


Language in Performing Arts

We chose this image because its relation to language is very close, also to emphasize that language isn’t only written or spoken, but it is also corporal. As it can be seen in the video the dancers express themselves and tell a story just using their bodies to communicate with the audience. As the video goes on, it can be seen that some people in the audience were moved and the purpose of the body language of the dancers was accomplished.

Language in Photography

This picture was selected with the intended purpose of remembering the viewers that even though in our day to day activities spoken language is usually the most important and the one that we use the most to communicate with others, most people forget the barrier that deaf or mute people have to overcome in order to communicate with others. This photograph pictures how to say the word “love” in sign language and, even though most of us don’t know how to use this language, it can be seen that the hands shape figures that are very close to those letters in written language. 

Language in Sculpture

We chose the Kryptos sculpture because in it there are several secret messages, codes, and puzzles in it, involving in this way language, that the artist also has other sculptures that have fragments of poems, novels and prose from languages from all over the world. Talking about the other image being the Rosetta Stone, it involves language because it has the same text written in three different ways.

Language in Painting

We decided to use the hieroglyphs because in this way the ancient Egyptians were able to communicate and register part of their story. Another reason why we chose this image was that language doesn’t have to be written or spoken, but it can be painted with pictograms such as the hieroglyphs.

Language in Cinematography

We chose the Miracle Worker movie because it is completely focused on language and how Hellen Keller, with the help of her teacher Anne Sullivan, was able to overcome the language barrier that she had and became able to communicate and learn a language, even though she was blind and deaf. 

Language in Music

Disney is an American entertainment company, but the origin of the princesses that we all know is not in United States. Does someone know that snow white is German? And what about Ariel’s country? Look at this video and learn more about some Disney princesses’ native language. 

Language in Architecture

After the ark of Noe, the Tower of Babel was created in order to exalt the creator’s might, but instead of that the tower exalted the creation. The humans were living there and based on the bible, God gave them several languages so that they could disperse throughout the Earth, even so, every human in the tower spoke to each other in a specific language.

Language in Literature

This picture represents a saga of books named the Lord of the Rings; we chose this picture because of the Elvish language that appears in the saga. Elvish was created by J. R. R. Tolkien, he based its grammar, letters and pronunciation in Finnish, Greek and Latin.