Ways of Seeing
Influential 1972 series about the way we look at paintings, presented by John Berger.
Ways of Seeing - Episode 1
John Berger examines the impact of photography on our appreciation of art from the past.
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Ways of Seeing - Episode 2
John Berger examines paintings of the female nude, and asks whether they portray women as they really are or as men would like them to be.
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Ways of Seeing - Episode 3
John Berger investigates how we look at paintings. The invention of oil paint around 1400 enabled the portrayal of people and objects with an unprecedented degree of realism.
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Ways of Seeing - Episode 4
Influential series about the way we view painting. John Berger analyses the images of advertising and publicity and shows how they relate to the tradition of oil painting.
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