The Power of the Unsaid in Communication through Art

Abstract

Through centuries, artists have tried to communicate their internal states through their artworks. They have done this through the application of colours and images, evoking various emotions and feelings in the audience. It is sometimes a real challenge to understand what the artist wanted to convey exactly as intended—their true emotions and feelings, since we are almost always separated from artists by space and time, even from the living ones. Here, the hermeneutic circle can come to assist us in unveiling the unsaid messages through art interpretation. Viewing art communication as a special way of non-verbal communication. Thus, in this paper we have attempted to uncover how proper artist-audience communication can flow seamlessly. In this respect, the so-called iceberg theory has been considered by us to assist in penetrating into the unspoken truths of the artist(s). In the paper, we have also spoken about the relevance of colour psychology in enhancing the emotional influence on the viewers. The interrelation between art, emotions, and communication has been elucidated in the paper. The paper also provides several famous case studies. In the paper, we have analyzed how emotions and information are communicated non-verbally and visually particularly in the beautiful artworks of René Holm.