This book explores the relationships between movement and painting in order to better understand the nature of any relationship between dance and the visual arts. It begins with a look at early movements made by the infant and how these develop with the child's increasing sensory awareness and muscular control. Some comparisons are sought between…

Scientific discoveries concerning the bimodal functioning of the human brain have influenced the creation of a visual literacy methodology program at Iowa State University for future art teachers. Student teachers plan and prepare visual lesson plans designed to reverse the traditional pedagogical reliance on faculties dominated by left hemisphere…