A beautiful book about art, life, philosophy, and communication, it makes for engaging and entrancing reading.Ĩvo, pp160, publisher’s patterned grey paper boards with title, author, and publisher printed in blue and black on tan cloth spine. The essential thesis behind the text is that what we see and what we are meant to take away from images is a constant dialogue between the artist, the viewer, the medium, and a broader interplay of cultural impressions.
Instead, these sections compare different styles of portraiture or contrast depictions of women in classical paintings, pornography, and advertising. Intensely interested in how people interact with imagery and interpret the meanings of film, photographs, and paintings, the text consists of seven photo-essays intended to be read in any order, three of which contain no words. First American Edition.Īn adaptation and tie-in for the BBC television program Ways Of Seeing starring John Berger as narrator, this book provides a framework for understanding and appreciating visual expression.
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