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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underlines are points needing nonspecific revisions‚ and red italics are commentary.) I know I’m pretty harsh‚ but just remember if I didn’t want you to do well I would do less… Comparative Critique: Ways of Seeing by John Berger and There is no Unmarked Woman by Deborah Tannen Once upon a time‚ (I’d stay way from this… perhaps) a group of dodo birds inhabited an island in the Indian Ocean. The men (males—men refers to humans) were large and colorful with fearless attitudes(‚) while the women (smaller
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“Ways of Seeing” First Paper Assignment: Visual Analysis Essay by Dang Mai Trang September 2012 Buddhism is one of the oldest and major world religions with many different phases‚ numerous sects and layers of art. Buddhism began in India around the 6th century BCE. The oldest Buddhist religious monuments are believed to be stupas in India‚ which contain Buddha’s relics after his parinirvana. One of them is the Bharhut stupa from the 1st century BCE. It contains various stories carved on large
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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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John Berger’s “Ways of Seeing” is a short commentary that seems to be about how different classes of people perceive art‚ how its meaning has changed through the ages‚ and how the introduction of technology has affected it. Berger seems to be an extremely controversial art critic‚ based off opinions of him that range from “stimulating” to “preposterous”. He has been praised numerous times‚ yet condemned just as much. His writings can seem extremely complex and difficult‚ even cryptic at times; but
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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 way we learn throughout our life and how
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August 2012 A Different View In his essay‚ “Ways of Seeing”‚ John Berger discusses how women are seen differently then men. He describes that a woman views herself in two ways‚ as the surveyed and as the surveyor (Berger 4). Women are always aware of how they look as well as how others see her‚ especially men. Berger states that men act and women appear‚ simplifying the idea that a woman’s actions depict how a man treats her (Berger 5). Berger uses European paintings to prove his argument.
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words as you go. | 1 | A presents a text. | When I say the first line of the Lord’s Prayer | Lord’s prayer | 2 | | There is nothing baroque about it‚ no swirling infinite space or stunning foreshortening. | Baroque‚ infinite‚ foreshortening | 3 | | To lift up something as small and as at hand as a pebble or a saltcellar on the table. | Saltcellar‚ pebble. | 5 | analyzes Y / A | Today images abound everywhere. Never has so much been depicted and watched. We have glimpses at any moment
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anything such as icons‚ images‚ tokens‚ and etc. The use of symbols can have two sides to it‚ depending on how a person interprets it. In the book “Seeing Ourselves” by John Macionis‚ a Professor of Sociology and Prentice Hall Distinguished Scholar‚ Peter L. Berger makes a statement that meaning is socially constructed by a society. According to Berger‚ people act accordingly to the meaning they assign to objects‚ symbols‚ or events. Basing off of Berger’s theory‚ symbols are only valuable when they
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THE WHITE BIRD John Berger From time to time I have been invited by institutions--mostly American--to speak about aesthetics. On one occasion I considered accepting and I thought of taking with me a bird made of white wood. But I didn’t go. The problem is that you can’t talk about aesthetics without talking about the principle of hope and the existence of evil. During the long winters the peasants in certain parts of the Haute Savoie used to make wooden birds to hang in their kitchens and perhaps
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