The image seems mostly a visually compelling logo to those who are buying Che-wear today.

"By creating works that are visually compelling," Mr. Hammond said, "it makes people want to be involved."

For him, the everyday features of New York City are both visually compelling and possess an almost talismanic quality.

"I found it visually compelling, but it was more graphic than anything else," he said.

It is too bad the things he makes are not as visually compelling or conceptually amusing as hers.

They are certainly a joyful sight - altogether more theatrical and visually compelling than any orchestral concert I've ever seen.

Divided among 10 geographical regions, the show presents a huge but hard-to-digest mass of information and very few visually compelling works.

Vasulka has developed visually compelling techniques, which he uses to create an electronic opera based on 20th century history.

"We looked primarily for work that was visually compelling and then considered how fiber techniques informed the content," Ms. Georgia said.

But Carol stands out as her own visually compelling metaphor.