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John Berger - Ways of Seeing / John Berger - Moduri de a vedea

What’s the role of art in society? How does it influences us? Does art have a meaning, and if the answer is “yes”, how can we find it? These are just some of the questions that John Berger (art critic), the author of  Ways of Seeing , in collaboration with Sven Blomberg (painter), Chris Fox (editor), Michael Dibb (filmmaker), and Richard Hollis (graphic designer), is trying to answer in his work. The book consists of a series of both written and visual essays, the latter being, actually, the main arguments of the author regarding a particular issue he raises. Its purpose is settled from the beginning: to raise, among the readers, a series of questions regarding the aspects of art, but to also allow the criticism of the reasoning of the writers. The target audience is a broad one – it has been conceived to be comprehended by any category of people, regardless of their knowledge in the domain of art. However, the authors are often using the arguments and the studies of th...