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The Look of Things
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Product Details
Author:
John Berger
Format:
Paperback
Pages:
256
Publisher:
Verso Books (April 27, 2027)
Imprint:
Verso
Release Date:
April 27, 2027
Language:
English
Audience:
General/trade
ISBN-13:
9781804298664
ISBN-10:
1804298662
Weight:
13oz
Dimensions:
5.0833" x 7.8"
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Folder:
RandomHouse
List Price:
$21.95
Country of Origin:
United Kingdom
Pub Discount:
65
Case Pack:
24
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$16.90
Publisher Identifier:
P-RH
Discount Code:
A
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Yes
Overview
A brilliant collection of Berger's early works including the essential essay on the relationship of drawing and the artist.
This anthology of some of John Berger’s most incisive and brilliant essays and articles, written throughout the 1960s, is one of his most celebrated books. The pieces span from the life of artists like Camille Corot and Fernand Léger; character sketches of the likes of Le Corbusier, Walter Benjamin, Jack Yeats, and Che Guevara; and reflections about the Czechoslovakian Revolution of 1969. In particular, in his seminal essay 'the Look of Things' Berger explores the power of drawing as a profound act of discovery: a private, autobiographical journey that transforms both artist and observer. Berger challenges us to see drawing not merely as a technical skill, but as a dialectical process: a slow, meticulous dissection of reality that reveals the essence of humanity itself.
This anthology of some of John Berger’s most incisive and brilliant essays and articles, written throughout the 1960s, is one of his most celebrated books. The pieces span from the life of artists like Camille Corot and Fernand Léger; character sketches of the likes of Le Corbusier, Walter Benjamin, Jack Yeats, and Che Guevara; and reflections about the Czechoslovakian Revolution of 1969. In particular, in his seminal essay 'the Look of Things' Berger explores the power of drawing as a profound act of discovery: a private, autobiographical journey that transforms both artist and observer. Berger challenges us to see drawing not merely as a technical skill, but as a dialectical process: a slow, meticulous dissection of reality that reveals the essence of humanity itself.
