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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. 'Seeing comes before words. The child looks and recognizes before it can speak.' 'But there is also ather sense in which seeing comes before words. It is seeing which establishes our place in the surrounding world; we explain that world with words, but word can never undo the fact that we are surrounded by it. The relation between what we see and what we kw is never settled.' John Berger's Ways of Seeing is one of the most stimulating and influential books on art in any language. 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 ...he will almost certainly change the way you look at pictures.' By w he has. John Berger (b. 1926) is an art critic, painter and velist.born in Hackney, London. His vel G. (1972) won both the James Tait Black Memorial Prize and the Booker Prize. If you enjoyed Ways of Seeing, you might like Susan Sontag's On Photography, also available in Penguin Modern Classics. '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 ermous ...It opened up for general attention areas of cultural study that are w commonplace' Geoff Dyer in Ways of Telling 'One of the most influential intellectuals of our time' ObserverProduct Identifiers
PublisherPenguin Classics, Penguin Books Ltd
ISBN-10014103579x
ISBN-139780141035796
eBay Product ID (ePID)96299175
Product Key Features
AuthorJohn Berger
FormatA-Format Paperback, Paperback
LanguageEnglish
TopicFine Arts / Art History
GenreFine Arts / Art History
Dimensions
Weight132g
Height181mm
Width111mm
Additional Product Features
Place of PublicationLondon
Spine13mm
Content NoteIntegrated Illustrations Throughout
Author BiographyJohn Peter Berger (Born November 5th, 1926) Is an Art Critic, Painter and Novelist.
Date of Publication25/09/2008
Country of PublicationUnited Kingdom
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- 08 Mar, 2017
Brilliant
A thought provoking analysis of the old masters and their relationship with relatively contemporary 'art'. The viewpoint is relatively left-wing, but that very fact makes this an interesting read from a sociological perspective and it says a lot about about the culture in which painters worked compared to today's cultural world which is awash with digital images.Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
- 16 Dec, 2017
Brill
Got this after reading ways of looking by Ossian Ward, this book is based on the bbc series of the same name.
Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 20 Sep, 2018
essential reading
I have read this as an e book it's a seminal text full of insight and fascination at many levelsVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 16 Feb, 2017
'Insightful and penetrating'
John Berger's intelligent, insightful and penetrating study is as relevant today as when it was first published.Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
