Notes that using the visual arts enables students to gain better eye-hand coordination, visual representation skills, communicate ideas, and deeper understanding of the process of discovery. Considers how each of these areas contributes to the development of thinking, creating, problem solving and expressing thoughts through symbols. (SG)

Describes and explains the significance of an African collage selected for this issue's journal cover which represents how dead ancestors look over and guide their living relatives. (TB)

The article describes development, testing, and use of a new instrument, Clark's Drawing Abilities Test, and its success in screening and/or identifying artistically gifted students. Significant correlations have been found between results from this test, the Children's Embedded Figures Test, and teachers' ratings of pupils. (Author/PB)

Suggests that the interplay between illustrative objectivity and artistic impression is nearly the same, in essence, in the imagery of poetry and in the imagery of painting. Discusses the nature and function of imagery in poetry and visual art. Describes the dilemma of attempting to convince students to "show" rather than…

Presents an interview with Nam June Paik, a seminal figure in video art, who candidly discusses his working processes and values. Offers his comments on such diverse problems as technology, cost, collaboration, MTV, and the artist's ego. Discusses also the values and the artists associated with the artistic movement Fluxus. (SR)

Discusses interrelations between painting and video art. Argues that once the surface of the painting is thought of in relation to the membrane of the eye as if the painting's surface were part of the eye itself, the painting's surface would have to be thought of as a membrane of visible excitation that is hard to separate from vision. (SR)

Presents nine short pieces written by teachers describing how they relate the visual arts to language learning in their classrooms. (SR)

Presents a discussion of visual poetry in Brazil and 14 examples of visual poetry. Includes 11 selected resources arranged by date and brief biographies of the 14 visual poets. (RS)

Presents a discussion of the history of visual poetry in Cuba and nine examples of visual poetry. (RS)

Presents a discussion of visual poetry in Italy and eight examples of visual poetry. Includes 18 selected resources arranged by date. (RS)

Presents a discussion of visual poetry in Portugal and 18 examples of visual poetry. Includes 24 selected resources and brief biographies of five Portuguese visual poets. (RS)

Presents a discussion of visual poetry in Uruguay and eight examples of visual poetry. Includes 27 selected resources and brief biographies of 9 Uruguayan visual poets. (RS)

Presents a discussion of visual poetry in the United States and 10 examples of visual poetry. Includes 10 selected resources. (RS)

Discusses computer-generated design, considers the theory of dynamic symmetry, and addresses the question of abstraction and simulation. Computer-generated abstraction is compared with traditional abstract paintings on canvas, and the use of video discs to create new images and expand the visual language of the artist designer is described. (three…

Describes a teacher's modern literature class, where she encourages her students to write freely and to create cubist or abstract works of art. Describes the students' progress and asserts that their attempts to search for insight without having definite, preset answers is enough to help them appreciate modern literature. (PRA)