ENGL 115 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Frans Hals, John Berger, Todd English
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A summary of john berger"s ways of seeing . Berger uses aspects of art in order to further his argument, stating that the art of the past no longer exists as it once did (69). Art has changed and berger does not advocate for this change. To berger, art is a political issue and reform is necessary. To argue his thesis, berger makes his own arguments and refutes others" counter- arguments. Berger"s main point revolves around the concept of mystification, which, he defines as, the process of explaining away what might otherwise be evident (23). To depict the mystification of art, berger compares photographs and canvases using franz hals" regent and. For berger, the perception of an image differs from past to present and from photograph to canvas. A photograph lacks a center of focus and is not limited to a viewer"s time and space restrictions. While original art is unique, it is often valued only for its monetary value.
