The relationship between language and art: art is structured like a language

Art is structured like a language. It is simultaneously a conscious and intentional mental activity and a more irrational form of unconscious expression. Art can imply a sense of sudden exhilaration and release and also contain a mass of intellectual and emotional reactions. Art has the power to evoke emotions and the power to shock, confuse, repel and illuminate. The language has very similar characteristics. Language is a tool we use to communicate with each other and to express our emotions and thoughts. Through the language of art we can also communicate and provoke a response in the viewer.

Is artistic meaning beyond the speakable and therefore cannot be captured in language, or does the form in art function as a determinant if its expressive or emotional content is beyond the reach of language?

The nature and identity of the work of art is examined. If an object is created in the imagination; Is it based on a theory of linguistic expression? When we use language, it functions to communicate cognitive meaning and art functions to communicate emotional meaning.

In the case of deaf visual artists, is their art structured like a language? Language is not only verbal, it can also be sign language and symbols. For a deaf person, symbols and sign language give meaning and form of mind that he relies on to create his art.

Ideas alone can be works of art; they are in a mental chain of development that could find some way. Ideas are based on language, so through language and symbols we can create art. Conceptual art is based on ideas; it is made to engage the viewer’s mind rather than his eye or emotions.
The more you study this subject, the more you realize that you cannot separate art from language. Art is language and language is art.

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