Ways of Seeing

Synopsis

John Berger's Ways of Seeing changed the way people think about painting and art criticism. This watershed work shows, through word and image, how what we see is always influenced by a whole host of assumptions concerning the nature of beauty, truth, civilization, form, taste, class and gender. Exploring the layers of meaning within oil paintings, photographs and graphic art, Berger argues that when we see, we are not just looking - we are reading the language of images.

Main Cast

John Berger

Self

Age : 90 | Popularity : 25%

Seasons

Season 1

1972 | 4 episodes

John Berger's Ways of Seeing changed the way people think about painting and art criticism. This watershed work shows, through word and image, how what we see is always influenced by a whole hose of assumptions concerning that nature of beauty, truth, civilization, form, taste, class and gender. Exploring the layers of meaning within oil paintings, photographs and graphic art, Berger argues that when we see, we are not just looking - we are reading the language of images.

Season details

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Editing	Editor	Peter Middleton
Crew	Cinematography	Peter Middleton
Sound	Sound Designer	Peter Middleton
Writing	Writer	John Berger
Directing	Director	Mike Dibb
Production	Producer	Mike Dibb
Department	Role	Name

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