... privileged minority is striving to invent a history which can retrospectively justify the role of the ruling classes, and such a justification can no longer make sense in modern terms"(Berger 11). This quote from the first chapter of "The Ways of Seeing" perfectly captures Berger's stance on Art ... "Mystification is the process of explaining away what might otherwise be evident" (Berger 15-16). What is obvious to the eye and sensibility is often dismissed, and a deeper meaning is sought after. However in many cases there is no need to search for a deeper more profound ... completed the...

• Word Count: 2324
• Approx Pages: 9
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate