DAI 323 Blog, Visual Language Syntax

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2)
This black and white image shows a man in a camouflage shirt resting with his arms and head against the Vietnam Veterans wall with the American flag blowing in the wind and a crowd of people reflected in the wall.

3) 

Dramatic

Sadness

Respect

Regret

4)

American Flag = Nation, what the soldiers represented and died for

Camouflage shirt = Uniform of the military

Wall of names = The soldiers that gave their lives and futures for their country.  

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The compositional structure of the image contributes to the feelings and responses, the man mourning against the wall and the columns of names shows the sadness of the image and of all the soldiers who died. The reflection of the American flag in the wall adds the sense of respect for the people who died, that they believed in their country so much and were so dedicated that they died fighting for their country’s beliefs. The flag also adds in the sense of regret for the loss of life, while the black and white filter of the image increases the dramatic sense of it.