Perception And Visual Interpretation Of Banana Plant Imagery In Painting

📄 Project Abstract

The research titled Perception and Visual Interpretation of Banana Plant Imagery in Painting based on the opportunity that banana plant offers art. Over the years, artists have produced works in which the banana plants, leaves and fruits are portrayed as if they were still life studies. Many artists outside Nigeria have employed it to create different look-alike images. This practice is not common in Nigeria because none seems to have reasoned that if one pays attention to the banana plants leaf and pseudo-stem, it is possible to perceive a variety of look-alike images with human and animal features. The study, therefore, sets out with the aim to visually portray a variety of look-alike images that the researcher perceives from paying attention to the banana plant leaf and pseudo-stem in painting. To achieve this, the objectives of the study include, Creating works of art from studying the banana plant physiognomy, Identifying look-alike images in banana plant leaves, Identifying look-...