Visual Rhetoric in my Chosen Field

Below is the link to an image of a small sculpture the provides a visual rhetoric for my chosen field; Optometry.

http://www.aoa.org/about-the-aoa/archives-and-museum/museum-collections/decorative-items-art-photos

The name of the figure is "Optometrist Sculpture" and is a sculpture of an Optometrist checking a patent's eyes with common machinery. The Sculpture is made completely out of a black metal and miscellaneous hardware such as bolts and springs. Even though the piece is small, it still conveys its meaning to its audience. I believe tho sculpture's audience to be people whom have in interest in the health field, specifically those who work with (and as) optometrists. With such a small frame of audience, the piece is able to have deep meaning behind the aspects of it without having to simplify it down so that others, who aren't the immediate audience, can understand. The meaning behind the piece, or so I believe, is to visually represent the job of the optometrist. The simple design shows the interaction between the doctor and the patient. The material used to make the sculpture represents the puzzle pieces, or nuts and bolts, of the doctor trying to figure out what is troubling the patient and how to best correct it. Even though the piece is small and simple, it does a great job of expressing the typical day-to-day job of the optometrist, and expressing the meaning of importance in a relationship between a doctor and patient.

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