{"id":1041,"date":"2020-07-15T14:40:06","date_gmt":"2020-07-15T14:40:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dodgemillmuseum.com\/?p=1041"},"modified":"2020-07-22T13:39:44","modified_gmt":"2020-07-22T13:39:44","slug":"cultural-center-of-cape-cod-highlights-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dodgemillmuseum.com\/?p=1041","title":{"rendered":"CULTURAL CENTER OF CAPE COD HIGHLIGHTS"},"content":{"rendered":"

HIGHLIGHTS<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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ICONOGRAPHY: OUR SECOND LANGUAGE<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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We all speak at least one other language. What’s more, we’ve been learning it all our lives and speaking it fluently every day, despite the fact that no one taught us.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

The language of iconography \u2013 simple pictures representing complex ideas, instructions, or information \u2013 is all around us and deep within us. Without icons, driving would be a nightmare, shopping would take even longer, and using a cell phone? Impossible. To that end, might it be argued that though it is our second language, it is gradually becoming our first?<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Written language is ideal when we need to understand a complex idea or problem or read a story, but when we need to make fast decisions, understand something instantly, or avoid danger, the icon’s visual language is way ahead.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

This is because our brain is wired to receive information visually. Long before we humans learned to speak (let alone write), our brains received visual cues. In those days, as far as our minds were concerned, the whole of the natural world was a vast series of icons: visual cues to helps us do anything and everything \u2013 from finding food or shelter to avoiding a predator or crossing a river.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Although life is a little less primitive today, the way our brains work is much the same as it was, and iconography maximizes this perfectly. The three elements of an icon \u2013 color, shape, and image \u2013 give the brain all the information it needs, providing a direct fast-track route to allow for quick decision making and a deeper understanding of data being received.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

So, is the written word disappearing under the inevitable march of the icon in our modern world? Fortunately, this looks unlikely, but words certainly do have competition. While icons are very good at what they do, their reach is limited and cannot (not yet anyway!) compete with a poem or prose to convey, for example, emotion or narrative.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Nevertheless, icons have revolutionized our lives and are undoubtedly here to stay, like tiny directional beacons. And without them where we would be? Probably stuck in traffic wearing pants that do not fit.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Be on the look out for the new suite of Cultural Center Iconography!<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Sunday, July 19 at 3 pm<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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ONLINE: Juventas Summer Series<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Join us for the first of two free live stream concerts featuring performances by Juventas pianist and founding member Julia Scott Carey and soprano Kelley Hollis. The\u00a0\u00a0Summer Series builds on the success of the ensemble\u2019s popular\u00a0\u00a0Stay Home with Juventas\u00a0<\/em>\u00a0series which premiered this spring at the beginning of the pandemic lockdown and reached an audience of over 12,000 people across the world.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

M\u00fasica de las Am\u00e9ricas\u00a0will showcase solo piano\u00a0music by Latin-American composers and composers who were inspired by the music of Latin America. The program includes the world premiere of\u00a0\u00a0(re)interlude 1\u00a0<\/em>\u00a0by\u00a0\u00a0<\/em>\u00a0Boston University Faculty Ketty Nez, and the American premiere of\u00a0\u00a0On the Event Horizon\u00a0<\/em>\u00a0by prolific opera composer Jorge Sosa. Also featured are\u00a0\u00a0America\u00a0<\/em>\u00a0from\u00a0\u00a0West Side Story\u00a0<\/em>\u00a0by Leonard Bernstein,\u00a0\u00a0El Salon Mexico\u00a0<\/em>\u00a0by Aaron Copland, and works by Ernesto Lecuona, Mois\u00e9s Moleiro, Juan Mar\u00eda Solare, and Catarina Rock Varga.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Concert is free and open to all; donations will be accepted.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Save the date<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

COMPLETE CALENDAR OF EVENTS <\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

HIGHLIGHTS ICONOGRAPHY: OUR SECOND LANGUAGE We all speak at least one other language. What’s more, we’ve been learning it all our lives and speaking it fluently every day, despite the fact that no one taught us. The language of iconography \u2013 simple pictures representing complex ideas, instructions, or information \u2013 is all around us and<\/p>\n

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