ASL Sculpture A Study of Chuck Baird De

ASL Sculpture: A Study of Chuck Baird, De’ Via artist

What is De’ VIA? � Art movement with focus on Deaf theme � De’ VIA stands for DEAF VISUAL � Started by a group of Deaf artists in 1989 � Some Artists did their artwork with Deaf theme before De’ VIA formed � There are many Deaf artists but few of them do their artwork with Deaf theme � Also hearing artists such as CODA can do the De’ VIA

Chuck Baird -Kansas School for the Deaf -Three Deaf sisters -Went to Gallaudet -Transferred to RIT -Involved in National Theater for the Deaf -Helped directed a play at CSD -Started De’ Via movement -Professional artist -Painted many famous ASL paintings

Chuck Baird’s Art works �Painted De’ Via �Well known for his ASL iconicity image in his paintings � Iconicity is the conceived similarity or analogy between a form of a sign (sign that looks like the real thing) For example: sign “Cat” to describe what cat looks like

“If I were M. C. Escher…”

All American Breakfast

America

Double Nine Lives

Njamala

Sunrise in Austin

Left and Right

Music for the Eyes

ASL Sculpture �Well known for his ASL iconicity image in his paintings � Iconicity is the conceived similarity or analogy between a form of a sign (sign that looks like the real thing) For example: sign “Cat” to describe what cat looks like � "arbitrariness of language" is that for the signs, which is no relationship between the objects associated with the sign. For example: sign “math” has no image associated with math or sign “France” has nothing to do with France. �Aesthetics , beauty of the image, is very important! Aesthetics mean something is very beautiful to look at.