I am in the wrong area of study.

[louder_than_moz]

Recently, I've been told that the visual aspects of life are, by far, the most important by professors and professionals. "A picture is worth a thousand words," as the old cliché goes. Granted, I'll agree with that basic statement. A picture can indeed tell a story. But what a boring, god-awful story it is. An image of a man sitting alone in a

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[thewrk]

I don't know, I think it depends on how good you are at either medium. There are some artists that can say so much in a painting, Gericault's series of paintings of people from an asylum come to mind. You seem to think that an image has to tell a story. A lot of the paintings that I like are mostly for stylistic reasons, or for a general emotional overtones, rather than for their narrative quality. Couldn't it be said that the mark of a good artist is the ability to convey emotions and stories without words?

[pmoyshaikurobot]

I completely agree with you. I enjoy art for what it is, but the written word is simply capable of so much more.

[avant_garden_]

Oh yes. Technically, the first image does have words. However, if one knows what a breadline is, they are not important to the picture.

Images evoke feeling and thoughts, which one can then express through words. Words evoke images, which are then turned into thoughts or feelings. I think they are complimentary.
The end result is the same (the response) the mediums are just different.

[auchris]

Comment.

[avant_garden_]

Enough hogging up Als journal with huge images, i'm sure he saw them by now. Just something to consider.

And what a comment it was auchris. ;)