Oralist Child Abuse

Oralist Child Abuse
11 inch by 14 inch
oil on canvas
January 2012
SOLD
Description: This painting is based on what Oralism is about and what is happening where Deaf children were forced to keep their hands behind backs. This means no American Sign Language allowed. They have headphones where they learn to speak and listen.
In the painting, on their backs, two Deaf boys fingerspelled ‘A’ for American, ‘S’ for Sign, and ‘L’ for Language, as this is part of their Culturally Linguistic Minority. This is their natural way of visual communication. There are two hidden images where the boys are communicating to each other.

This is the hidden picture in circles of two boys looking at each other as if they were communicating. Behind their backs, they are hungry for ASL.