Ways of Seeing
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| Rating | : | 4.72 (921 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 014103579X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 176 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-01-22 |
| Language | : | English |
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"The influence of the series and the book was enormous It opened up for general attention to areas of cultural study that are now commonplace." —Geoff Dyer"Berger has the ability to cut right through the mystification of the professional art critics He is a liberator of images: and once we have allowed the paintings to work on us directly, we are in a much better position to make a meaningful evaluation." —Peter Fuller, Arts Review"Over the past sixty years, the great John Berger — art critic, essayist, screenwriter, novelist, poet, and artist — has made immeasurable contributions to our understanding of culture and politics, never more potently than in Ways of Seeing." -The Village Voice
"This Book Should Be Required Reading for All High School Students" according to Anne Bagasao. This was the first reading I was assigned as a freshman art student at UCSD in 1982. I have since lost my original copy and bought this one as a replacement. A refresher to remind me in a world defined by automation, conformity and narrow mindedness that we are, as humans, capable of seeing and doing so much more, still.This should be required reading for all high school students along with The Prophet and Plato's Republic.Thanks Amazon for getting into my hands quickly.. Great Book; Horrible Reprint Great Book, but the copy i was sent was all in black and white. The first printing paperback had mostly color images. Its MUCH better with color images. gives you some background and understanding for decoding images to do with race/class/gender that are really transferable to man Rosie Wild Ordered after being reccommended several times. If you are art/film studies/media and communications/art history student this book is a must read, gives you some background and understanding for decoding images to do with race/class/gender that are really transferable to many disciplines and the kind of knowledge that is useful at every year of study. Also a quick read/plenty of supporting imagery
His novel G. 'Berger has the ability to cut right through the mystification of professional art critics he is a liberator of images: and once we have allowed the paintings to work on us directly, we are in a much better position to make a meaningful evaluation' Peter Fuller, Arts Review 'The influence of the series and the book was enormous It opened up for general attention areas of cultural study that are now commonplace' Geoff Dyer in Ways of Telling 'One of the most influential intellectuals of our time' Observer. John Berger (b. If you enjoyed Ways of Seeing, you might like Susan Sontag's On Photography, also available in Penguin Modern Classics. The child looks and recognizes before it can speak.' 'But there is also another sense in which seeing comes before words. Based on the BBC television series, John Berger's Ways of Seeing is a unique look at the way we view art, published as part of the Penguin on Design series in Penguin Modern Classics. (1972) w
. In 1962 he left Britain permanently, and he now lives in a small village in the French Alps. John Berger was born in London in 1926. His acclaimed works of both fiction and non-fiction include the seminal Ways of Seeing and the novel G., which won the Booker Prize in 1972