Ways of Seeing (1972)

John Berger's Ways of Seeing changed the way people think about painting and art criticism. This watershed work shows, through word and image, how what we see is always influenced by a whole host of assumptions concerning the nature of beauty, truth, civilization, form, taste, class and gender. Exploring the layers of meaning within oil paintings, photographs and graphic art, Berger argues that when we see, we are not just looking - we are reading the language of images.

First aired

1972-01-08

Genres

Documentary

Seasons

1 (4 episodes)

Status

Ended

Created by

John Berger

Directed / written by

Mike Dibb

TMDB rating

7.5/10 from 11 votes