5/27/2023 0 Comments John berger ways of seeing bookIt opened up for general attention to areas of cultural study that are now commonplace. Pratibha Rai, Oxford Culture Review The influence of the series and the book. The New Republic Berger fulfils the roles of a philosopher, listener, and somewhat of a magician as he makes tantalising worlds appear, and illusions vanish. It's a book about art history and the media, but it's also a magic trick. he will almost certainly change the way you look at pictures. First published in 1972, it was based on the BBC television series about which the Sunday Times critic commented: This is an eye-opener in more ways than one: by concentrating on how we look at paintings. Book Synopsis "The relation between what we see and what we know is never settled" - so opens John Berger's revolutionary million-copy bestseller on how to look at art John Berger's Ways of Seeing is one of the most stimulating and the most influential books on art in any language.
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