Vantage Point.Virtuosity [art projects] : Coat of Arms
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Visual Impairment Coat of Arms
Artist
Ben Denzinger
Medium
Colored Pencil
16x20
Color
Note from Artist
This piece is a representation of the empowerment individuals with visual impairments feel. The layout of the piece is inspired by classical tattoo art. From the braille textured banner to the image of the seeing eye dog, the images of the work symbolize the journey individuals with visual impairments experience throughout their life time from first finding out about the impairment to the actions taken to adapt. The words strength and perseverance displayed across the banner convey the power individuals with visual impairments draw from their experiences. The symbols come together to form a coat of arms for the visually impaired.
Description of Art Work
A cane makes up the center and backbone of the piece. Three images of an eye with the reflection of a vision test, a seeing eye dog, and a road sign for the visually impaired are placed going down the cane. A banner comes from the top of the cane, wraps around the cane and the images twice and molds back into the bottom of the cane. On the back side of the banner there is Braille inscribed. On the front side of the banner the words strength and perseverance are scribed onto it.