Ways of Seeing

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Based on the BBC television series, John BergerP#39;s Plt;iPgt;Ways of Seeing Plt;/iPgt;is a unique look at the way we view art, published as part of the Plt;iPgt;Penguin on Design Plt;/iPgt;series in Penguin Modern Classics.Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;P#39;Seeing comes before words. The child looks and recognizes before it can speak.P#39;Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;P#39;But there is also another sense in which seeing comes before words. It is seeing which establishes our place in the surrounding world; we explain that world with words, but word can never undo the fact that we are surrounded by it. The relation between what we see and what we know is never settled.P#39;Plt;brPgt; Plt;brPgt;John BergerP#39;s Plt;iPgt;Ways of SeeingPlt;/iPgt; is one of the most stimulating and influential books on art in any language. First published in 1972, it was based on the BBC television series about which the Plt;iPgt;Sunday TimesPlt;/iPgt; critic commented: P#39;This is an eye-opener in more ways than one: by concentrating on how we look at paintings . . . he will almost certainly change the way you look at pictures.P#39; By now he has.Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;If you enjoyed Plt;iPgt;Ways of SeeingPlt;/iPgt;, you might like Susan SontagP#39;sPlt;iPgt; On PhotographyPlt;/iPgt;, also available in Penguin Modern Classics.

Book details and technical specifications

Format: Paperback / softback
ISBN13: 9780141035796
Published: September 2008

Number of pages: 176
Width: 110 mm
Height: 180 mm
Depth: 13 mm

Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd