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 who has not read Berger’s essay. Topic 2: Berger writes that
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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 makes his points hard to understand. In this paragraph‚ I believe that Berger is trying to say that the combination of emotions portrayed by the facial
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troubles it faced following its Mongolian rule--Peter the Great and Catherine the Great. These two rulers did precisely what was required for them to do for Russia to accelerate and become a nation able to boast its power. Like many other rulers who rule with an iron fist‚ Czar Peter I was not someone one would label amiable or even simply cold to others--he was cruel. He was a tall man who possessed a fiery temper‚ which he did not attempt to suppress. Peter I was cruel and ruthless to the point where
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In his first essay of Ways of Seeing‚ John Berger claims that all power‚ authority‚ and meaning that was once held by an original work of art has been lost through the mass reproduction of these works that has occurred in recent years. He writes of an entirely bogus religiosity (116-117) that surrounds these art objects and that the meaning of the original work no longer lies in what it uniquely says but in what it uniquely is (117). He claims that because of reproduction‚ the art of the past no
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issues that must be considered for doing a business. In this dynamic business world the scenario of business aspect changes so rapidly that one false decision could cause the firm to loose its very existence. We have chosen to conduct the study in BERGER paints Bangladesh Limited because they are the leading firm in the painting industry occupying the highest market share. Objective of the study The objective of the report is to involve us in a practical situation about how a company develops
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In this essay‚ I will discuss chapter’s five and seven of John Berger’s book “Ways Of Seeing”. Section one will look at what Berger means when he talks about power in chapter five of the book. In section two‚ we will discuss his ideas on imagination and envy‚ as outlined in chapter seven. In chapter five‚ Berger talks about oil painting being more of an art form than a technique. While he concedes that the technique has been with us for centuries‚ his argument is that it came into prominence when
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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 painting and analyze how
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middle Ages when men believed in a physical existence in Hell‚ the sight of fire must have meant something different from what it means today" (106). I get from this that what 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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In this essay by Walker Percy‚ entitled "The Loss of the Creature" the notions of perception‚ appreciation‚ and sovereignty are strongly analyzed. The essay brings to our attention some of the most common things around; which are biases of likeness and manufactured conditioning‚ en vogue today. It is often said‚ "perception is reality." Reality to us is the way we look at things‚ see them‚ or perceive them. In this decade however‚ with the fast growing technological innovations and the rapid commercialization
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Observation I observed a video titled “Emily As Cashier”. In the video‚ I observed a girl named Emily. She’s less than 3 years old. The setting was in their kitchen with a table and chairs. Emily was in the middle chair while her mom and dad sat beside her. In the middle of the kitchen table‚ there was Emily’s red cash register toy and a white bag. The video started while Emily was pressing her toy. She then pulled out clothes from the white bag which she got help from her mother. She stated “ok”
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