![]() A statue of a Greek or Roman deity would be worshipped as such by those who believed the represented person to be a god or goddess. ![]() Early images, eg cave drawings, were meant to convey information but, as Walter Benjamin point out, throughout the period of history our sense of perception changed with our mode of living and with changes in historical and social circumstances (‘ Visual Culture’ p 75). He takes this a little further by stating that we only see what we choose to look at, that ‘looking’ is an act of choice, that when we ‘look’ we do so with regard to the relationship between the subject and ourselves and this, in turn, conditions the meaning to us of the subject.īefore looking further into the question I think it necessary to look at the way in which ‘meaning’ of images is determined. ![]() This is undoubtedly true of most things, tangible or intangible. Berger (‘Ways of Seeing’ ch 1) is concerned with the way we confront images in ways and places that are very different from their original homes and explores how this affects their meaning …….ĭo you find his case convincing? Do you think that a work of art removed from its original site grows or diminishes in meaning? Does familiarity breed contempt?īerger suggests that the way we see things is affected by what we know or what we believe. ![]()
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