Phonetic Ideograms of the subject "Visual Arts" : last change: 30.5.00 Different ways of representing (picture, relief) are symbolized by a face or a man in this aspect (next row of ideograms). Similarly, painting styles are represented by a face in this style (second following row). Bottom row: Some words, related to the words for painting styles. Words touching this subject you also find in the chapter "light and colours" All ideograms are composed (from bottom to top) of the 20 letters of the phonetic picture-writing described here: thus they can be read acoustically.