Review: Ways of Seeing
Recensione dell'utente - spoko - GoodreadsBy and large, I'm not a fan of manifestos. This one was no exception. It had a lot of insight, as manifestos often do, and I learned a lot from it, which is also not atypical. But to my mind, there's ... Leggi recensione completa
Review: Ways of Seeing
Recensione dell'utente - Shivanand - GoodreadsThe last essay in this book is a thought provoking essay on the visuals used in publicity. Not to be missed. Leggi recensione completa
Review: Ways of Seeing
Recensione dell'utente - Tam - GoodreadsA small collection of short essays on art. 4 writings and 3 full of images. I found the first 2 written articles more appealing - arguments quite clear and persuasive. Though only touching the surface ... Leggi recensione completa
Review: Ways of Seeing
Recensione dell'utente - John - GoodreadsThis is not a perfect book, by any stretch; Berger's arguments are sweeping, relying on vast generalizations, and when they become more straightforwardly Marxist (at one point referring to the ... Leggi recensione completa
Review: Ways of Seeing
Recensione dell'utente - Stavros - GoodreadsThis book is a milestone for anyone looking to expand themselves without all the self-help nuevo-guru BS that's out there. It is simple and smartly written! I stil quote it to this day! Leggi recensione completa
Review: Ways of Seeing
Recensione dell'utente - kissmyshades - Goodreadswoohoo, marxist criticism of art! I rarely think about art so this was, to some extent, eye-opening to me - the points seem more or less obvious but aren't things I would necessarily have thought myself. Leggi recensione completa
Review: Ways of Seeing
Recensione dell'utente - TinHouseBooks - GoodreadsHeather Hartley (Paris Editor): First published in 1972, John Berger's Ways of Seeing explores how we look at art and by extension how we see—literally and figuratively. A rich mix of art history and ... Leggi recensione completa
Review: Ways of Seeing
Recensione dell'utente - Kathryn - GoodreadsA little dense at times, and definitely more Marxist than I usually read, but some of the points he makes are eloquent versions of ramblings that I have going through my head lately. Leggi recensione completa
Review: Ways of Seeing
Recensione dell'utente - Nancy - GoodreadsAn insightful read into the way we look at fine art and painting, and what this transmits about beauty, gender, class, form, etc. Leggi recensione completa
