Ways of Seeing by John Berger

In the reading Ways of Seeing, Berger discusses how we 'see' art and other things and the significance of that. One of the statements he makes in the reading is he tells us that "the way we see things is affected by what we know or what we believe". I personally agree with this statement; each person's mind is unique and contains different types of thoughts and knowledge, meaning the way we process what we see is also unique to the individual. Some minds are more imaginative, viewing the world from a more creative point of view, while some are more systematic, viewing the world from a more literal point of view. Berger brings up the point about how when one is in love, the sight of their beloved cannot be matched by words or embraced. I believe this statement does support the previous one, but I also believe that the feeling sometimes varies from person to person, since everyone is unique. Overall, I think that this reading was much less difficult and confusing than the previous ones thus far. The paragraphs were laid out clearly and with direction, the vocabulary was straightforward and easy to get across, and the points being made actually made some sort of sense. I found it to be a pretty interesting read, which is somewhat surprising; who would've thought a reading on art could be interesting?

Texture Mashup

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