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Chuck Baird (February 22, 1947 – February 10, 2012) [1] was an American Deaf artist who was one of the more notable founders of the De'VIA art movement, [2] [3] an aesthetic of Deaf Culture in which visual art conveys a Deaf world view. [4] [5] His career spanned over 35 years and included painting, sculpting, acting, storytelling, and teaching.
The Museum of Deaf History, Arts and Culture is also home to the Chuck Baird Art Gallery. [5] Painter Chuck Baird, a graduate of the Kansas School for the Deaf, was a proponent of the De'VIA genre for deaf artists. [6] The museum is home to the Chuck Baird Foundation for the Visual Arts, which promotes and showcases artworks that convey the ...
A major point of De'VIA is its differentiation from Deaf Art. Deaf Art is a term encompassing all artists who are Deaf, while De'VIA art can be made by Deaf and hearing individuals, as long as it represents the Deaf experience and perspective. A hearing CODA (Child of deaf adult), for example, could be a contributor to De'VIA. Similarly, a Deaf ...
Betty Miller's piece Ameslan Prohibited (1972) depicts two shackled hands and chopped fingertips; this powerful image encouraged more Deaf people to reveal their childhood experiences of audism and oralism through art. [14] In many of Chuck Baird's artwork, he cleverly incorporates ASL handshapes into the
The purpose of this movement was the define the difference between art made by deaf people, and art made about the deaf experience. Miller was the first known artists to exhibit art about the deaf experience, some notable works being "Ameslan Prohibited", "Let There Be Light", and "Bell School".
Baird was born in 1983 in Spartanburg, South Carolina. She received her BFA in textiles from Rhode Island School of Design and studied studio art at the Art Students League of New York in New York City. Baird previously worked as a designer for renowned fashion labels such as Donna Karan, Ralph Lauren Corporation, and Tuleh.
Free Play can be described as the creative activity of spontaneous free improvisation, by children, artists, and people all around the world. According to Stephen Nachmanovitch, free play is more than improvisation. It runs deeper than our activities involving music and art. It is the essence of our being, something we were born with then ...
He worked for the Tate Gallery, London, before moving to Christie's auction house where he founded the education department. After he retired from Christie's he joined Boston University. Cumming is a prolific author of art history books aimed at young people and beginners.