The series and book criticize traditional Western cultural aesthetics by raising questions about hidden ideologies in visual images. Berger’s scripts were adapted into a book of the same name. Ways of Seeing is a 1972 BBC four-part television series of 30-minute films created chiefly by writer John Berger and producer Mike Dibb.

Berger examines these paintings and asks whether they celebrate women as they really are or only as men would like them to be. This second program deals with the portrayal of the female nude, an important part of the tradition of European art. The series is partially a response to Kenneth Clark’s Civilisation series, which represents a more traditionalist view of the Western artistic and cultural canon.Ī BAFTA award-winning series with John Berger, which rapidly became regarded as one of the most influential art programs ever made. Ways of Seeing is a 1972 BBC four-part television series of 30 minute films created chiefly by writer John Berger and producer Mike Dibb. In the first program, Berger examines the impact of photography on our appreciation of art from the past.

A BAFTA award-winning BBC series with John Berger, which rapidly became regarded as one of the most influential art programs ever made.

Ways of seeing 1972