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  Greetings, I have been lurking here for awhile and have a question. I am trying to learn more about dyslexia and particularly trying to gain an understanding about dyslexia and art. I’m having some problems with what I am reading. For instance, I’ve read that dyslexics are good at art , but not good at drawing. Also, that they are visual, spatial, and think in pictures. Well, one could say that both Andrew Wyeth and Picasso are good at art, are visual, spatial, and think in pictures. Wyeth presents a fixed viewpoint perspective even though he often distorts  perspective for his own artistic expression. Picasso most often presents the idea that since the canvas is flat, any representation of perspective would be false, nothing more than visual trickery . Yet, art elements presented by Picasso can create a dynamic artistic space that is unique and particular to each painting. Basically, my question involves trying to understand if there are clear indications as to whether dyslexics lean toward Wyeth or Picasso?  Have any of you been involved in any research or study that concerns my question? Can any of you point me toward a website that might help me concerning this matter? At this point, my understanding of dyslexia depends on settling this question. Let me tell you that I am an artist and retired art teacher. I would like to have you check out this web site. It concerns the developmental stages of children’s art. If you read it  you will see that my ultimate question is to find out if dyslexics are esssentially hapic or visual. http://www.deakin.edu.au/fac_edu/visarts/defining_childart.htm Thank you, Stewart Schooley

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  Greetings, I have been lurking here for awhile and have a question. I am trying to learn more about dyslexia and particularly trying to gain an understanding about dyslexia and art. I’m having some problems with what I am reading. For instance, I’ve read that dyslexics are good at art , but not good at drawing. Also, that they are visual, spatial, and think in pictures.

that is the sterotype yes. – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Well, one could say that both Andrew Wyeth and Picasso are good at art, are visual, spatial, and think in pictures. Wyeth presents a fixed viewpoint perspective even though he often distorts  perspective for his own artistic expression. Picasso most often presents the idea that since the canvas is flat, any representation of perspective would be false, nothing more than visual trickery . Yet, art elements presented by Picasso can create a dynamic artistic space that is unique and particular to each painting. Basically, my question involves trying to understand if there are clear indications as to whether dyslexics lean toward Wyeth or Picasso?  Have any of you been involved in any research or study that concerns my question? Can any of you point me toward a website that might help me concerning this matter? At this point, my understanding of dyslexia depends on settling this question.

i would suspect due to the fact that dyslexica is such a broad church that differnt dyslexics would lean on way or another, every dyslexics i’ve met you find while you have simulartives you also have quite wide differnaces as well to the way your mind works. Let me tell you that I am an artist and retired art teacher. I would like to have you check out this web site. It concerns the developmental stages of children’s art. If you read it  you will see that my ultimate question is to find out if dyslexics are esssentially hapic or visual. http://www.deakin.edu.au/fac_edu/visarts/defining_childart.htm Thank you, Stewart Schooley

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