John Berger's "Ways of Seeing," examines the role of the female body in art. Although written in 1972, Berger's third essay, which focuses on nudity in art (45), serves as a base for a controversial topic in 2015. ... Berger's essay is still applicable today. ... But if Berger's references to classic art were replaced with modern-day advertisements, the message is clear. ... Berger does an excellent job explaining the role women had in art. ...

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Art criticism is a respected and also difficult field to master, but John Berger stands out as a recent example of someone who thrived in this profession. In the 1940's Berger began painting and later taught art classes, eventually publishing numerous essays critiquing various works and espousing his personal beliefs about how artwork should be viewed (John Berger Biography 1). ... This quote from the first chapter of "The Ways of Seeing" perfectly captures Berger's stance on Art elitism in today's society. ... Berger goes on to discuss the effect reproductions have h...

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In John Berger's "Ways of Seeing," he discusses the mystification of art. Art tends to be a pleasure that one must interpret for themselves by getting the art to speak. Art is mystified, meaning that it is impossible to understand art and know its history without also understanding the present, and that whatever we see corresponds to our perspective and what we previously know about our art experiences. ... This mystification that we speak of is what Berger claims "the process of explaining away what might otherwise be evident.... Berger says that "original paintings a...

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These were images of hell. "(237) From his experience as an art critic and seeing many different photos, especially the ones depicted of hell from mediaeval times, that they were all very close in proximity. Berger is implying that what we did was completely and utterly immoral. ... Berger also states that what we did was a complete, and utter terroristic act. ... Berger quotes many of the accounts he found powerful in the text Unforgettable Fire. ... Works Cited Berger, John. ...

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In 1972 John Berger, an English novelist, painter, and art critic, broadcast a four part BBC series titled 'Ways of seeing', in which he explores the relationship between language and perspective. In the text accompanying the series, Berger opens with 'Seeing comes before words. ... An example of this comes from a popular Berger quote – 'Every city has a sex and an age which have nothing to do with demography. ... This creates an interesting dialogue between the art, non-art objects and the space they share (see fig. 1, 2 and 3). ... However, many complications ari...

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John Berger explores this concept in depth in the book Ways of Seeing. ... It also explains the orientation of art before cameras were invented. ... The seventh and final chapter shows how publicity is used in art. ... Perspectives change in history, and art is not seen the way it was hundreds of years ago when people were unable to reproduce this art. ... This background history of art is quite unique and brings a new light on studying all forms of art for the inexperienced art history student. ...

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