De'VIA is short for Deaf View Image Art. This term does not relate to the deaf artist, but to the art itself. It states in the manifesto "It uses formal art elements with the intention of expressing innate cultural or physical Deaf experience. These experiences may include Deaf metaphors, Deaf perspectives, and Deaf insight in relationship with the environment (both the natural world and Deaf cultural environment), spiritual and everyday life."
As a result of this Deaf people began to express their feelings and experiences through their art. Many artists began to express the challenges of being deaf in a hearing world.
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