Friday, September 15, 2006

Seeing in one's own way

In "Ways of Seeing", John Berger talks about reproduction causing the art of the past to lose its authority and become insubstantial, available, valueless, free, etc. It is true that the reproduction is not the same as the orginal master piece and may not give the same effect as the one in a museum or art gallery. But even in art galleries and museums, don't people always see the art piece in their own way with their own interpretations and therefore, making the art personal? Is there really an universal way of seeing? Is it possible for people to see in a similar way as the artist during different time and place?

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