– in a specific place with pilgrims travelling to see it. History – paintings were originally painted for a specific place – were an integral part of the building for which they were commissioned.Įxtreme example of this is the icon – a place of meaning – symbol of their god. We now see images in the context of our own lives (rather than having to go to the gallery to view them). We can now see images of paintings via photography – can be seen ‘in a million places at the same time’ – e.g. (Manifesto 1923 by Dzigo Vertov (Russian film director) – spoken over his 1928 film A man with a movie camera, film)
Historical footage – of a film camera (Black and white) – multiple film images with text. Perspective centres everything on the eye of the beholder – makes the eye the centre of the visible worldĬameras changed this – we could see things from the perspective of someone else – Says we now see paintings differently from how other before saw them. Image – cutting part of an ‘old master’ painting from the canvas – a female portrait.
Berger believes women’s self-worth is measured by how others see her – ‘through the manner in which she is portrayed, in her own eyes, and in men’s eyes.’īerger analyses nude depictions of women in the European artistic tradition. Men are potent creatures who are seen as doing, women, passive with the purpose of caring for men. States that John Berger differentiates ways of seeing women and men. ( Berger 1975a) Preliminary notes (EEA202 Cloud site ) Ways of Seeing, Episode 1 (BBC (You Tube) 1975), Berger, John (dir.).
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