In John Berger’s “Ways of Seeing‚” his use of artist jargon makes it difficult for the casual reader to comprehend a lot of the points he makes. A section that demonstrates this can be found in the first full paragraph on page 145. Berger uses phrases such as “compositional unity” and “harmonious fusion” when analyzing the paintings Regents of the Old Men’s Alms House and Regentesses of the Old Men’s Alms House. His language can be understood by different readers in drastically different ways‚ which
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he is saying is somewhat hypocritical of what he notes later in the article. Berger later states that part of the image is lost by its replication‚ "Having seen this reproduction (Virgin of the Rocks)‚ one can go to the National Gallery to look at the original and there discover what
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What we previously know or believe greatly impacts how we view the world and the visual culture that surrounds us. John Berger argues in the first chapter of his work written in 1972 entitled “Ways of Seeing”‚ that art “embodies a [different and unique] way of seeing” and an artist’s perspective of the truth may not necessarily correlate with what actually occurred. Whilst viewers may assume that what they are seeing within an artwork is historically and culturally accurate‚ the reality is that they
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English 1A: Discussion Topics John Berger’s “Ways of Seeing” Topic 1: Berger argues that there are barriers to vision‚ problems in the ways we see or don’t see original works of art‚ problems that can be located in and overcome by strategies of approach. For this topic‚ discuss what‚ as you read Berger‚ gets in the way when we look at paintings‚ and what it is that we might do to overcome the barriers to vision (and to history). Imagine that you are speaking to someone interested in art‚ but someone
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John Berger’s “Ways of Seeing” John Berger’s “Ways of Seeing” examines points of view in art through an in-depth analysis of artistic perspectives‚ how it is interpreted‚ and the impact of reproductions in today’s modern society. Berger’s explanation of reproductions and how art is interpreted differently than in the past is valid because only the artist will know the true meaning of his work and be able to portray it effectively. Pictures are the best way to communicate a point. Some things that
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artwork to express how he or she feels or how they see something. Over time the art that was created long ago can change meaning from what the artist originally intended and the perception can change as well‚ either through mystification or personal experiences. Author John Berger in his book Ways of Seeing writes about the various ways in which this can happen. By looking at descriptions of paintings done by a fellow student‚ a professional critic and myself we can see how different people “view” the
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Mystification According to McNeil‚ mystification is a technique used by teachers who are not fully informed on the topic in which they are instructed to teach. Teachers often use mystification when teaching a complex‚ or controversial topic. They mystify the topic by making it appear very important‚ but unknowable‚ thus leaving the student with a sense of wonder‚ or mystery. Mystification does count as a form of knowledge control because mystification makes it impossible for a student to
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of Seeing” John Berger -“Ways of Seeing “ The essay by John Berger Ways of Seeing‚ published in 2013 from the book “Readings for Writers”‚ describes the relation of what we see and how it can be interpreted by what we know or believe. The way you visualize an image will be different as how someone else appreciates it and this changes the way we see. He also states that every image embodies a way of seeing; however on how we appreciate the image depends on the way we see things. Berger acknowledges
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Nicole Selby Professor Williams Summary Analysis Revision 15 April 2013 John Berger’s Ways of Seeing: Summary Analysis In his article‚ “Ways of Seeing” (1972)‚ John Berger analyzes different methods of being able to see or look at both people and objects in the world. He tells his audience how the invention of technology has affected the way people see and portray art and by means of mystification‚ which is the process of explaining away which is evident. He explains how seeing affects the
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Garcia‚ Jesus Maria Rendon (section 104) AS1A Visual Literacy 1/17/13 Ways of Seeing (Chapters 1-5) Summary Ways of Seeing by John Berger discusses many forms of the meaning of art‚ our way of recognizing images‚ the value of art‚ and other various arguments. The first chapter explains how seeing and recognition comes before words and that words only help to explain the world. Everything we see is influenced by our beliefs and what we know. This is actually true because personally I often label
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