Paper Title
THE ANALOGY OF VISUAL ARTS AND VISUAL LITERACY

Abstract
Visual Arts and Visual Literacy are defined with distinction from one another. Visual Arts is known for art forms such as drawing, painting, photography just to name a few. While Visual Literacy is known for learning through images. The Visual Literacy phenomenon which may be attributed to the use of images was first established for creating memories and enjoyment. As time evolved images became the centre and essential means to make contact between people.Gradually, images became a means for interpretating and understanding words through visuals that being Visual Arts. The purpose of this study presents the analogy of the two terms, Visual Arts and Visual Literacy which are defined and compared through early practicing visual artists as well as relevant researchers to reveal how visuals have been used for easier communication and understanding. To conclude, thisstudy revealsthe correspondence of the analogy between the two terms and recommends the significance of visual analysis, interpretation and communication. Keywords - Visual Arts, Visual literacy, pictures, images.