Berger Essays

John Berger’s “Ways of Seeing” John Berger’s “Ways of Seeing” examines points of view in art through an in-depth analysis of artistic perspectives, how it is interpreted, and the impact of reproductions in today’s modern society. Berger’s explanation of reproductions and how art is interpreted differently than in the past …

In John Berger’s “Ways of Seeing,” his use of artist jargon makes it difficult for the casual reader to comprehend a lot of the points he makes. A section that demonstrates this can be found in the first full paragraph on page 145. Berger uses phrases such as “compositional unity” …