Why is it important to understand the importance and symbolism of images?
Why is it important to understand the importance and symbolism of
images?
Understanding symbolism of
images is important because images are everywhere, on the internet, on posters,
on bus stands and all over the media, everywhere we look there are images.
Images can bring people
together in peace or divide people and could create conflict. Images can be
signs of respect or they can be offensive to others, they can be used as love,
hate, political statements, or can be a symbol that sparks a war. That is why
it is extremely important that we think deeply in what images we would like to use
or present to people.
With the growth of the
internet images are easily transferred from person to person. It is impossible
to keep track of an image and know where that image will end up. It is also very
easy for computer hackers to access a person’s information and steal
private files from one’s computer.
Images can portray a
message and have meaning. They can also stimulate, motivate and engage people
of all ages.
Culture and religion can
also contribute to an individual’s understanding of imagery. A cross can have
no meaning to an atheist but the same cross to a Christian can be a symbol of
faith and have a greater meaning than to a person who is not a believer in Christ.
Images are so important that our first form of
communication was manly based on the use of images and drawings. People used
drawings to tell stories, leave messages, and leave detailed accounts of how
the author lived and what they saw during their lifetime.
Before writing with words many millennia ago, people would use representational drawings to communicate (pictography).
Work Sited:
Ackerman, Michael J, PhD The Journal of Medical Practice Management : MPM; Phoenix
27.1 (Jul/Aug 2011): 64-5.
27.1 (Jul/Aug 2011): 64-5.
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