Berger, John.

About looking / John Berger. - London : Bloomsbury, 2009. - 205 p. : ill. ; 20 cm.

Originally published: London: Writers and Readers, 1980.

John Berger explores our role as observers to reveal new layers of meaning in what we see. How do the animals we look at in zoos remind us of a relationship between man and beast all but lost in the 20th century? What is it about looking at war photos that doubles their already potent violence? He answers these questions amongst others. He also writes very readable essays about the observations of the following famous people: Millet, Lowry, Francis Bacon, Courbet, Rouault, Magritte, Hals, Giacometti, Rodin and others.

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Art--Psychology.
Visual perception.
Meaning (Psychology)

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