The result: a master class on how to see with an artist’s eye.
First published in 1972, it was based on the BBC television series about which the (London) Sunday Times critic commented: 'This is an eye-opener in more ways than one: by concentrating on how we look at paintings. This book offers one of the largest surveys of the work of artist Emily Jacir, known for her reflective works of art. Salle writes with humor and verve, replacing the jargon of art theory with precise and evocative descriptions that help the reader develop a personal and intuitive engagement with art. Ways of Seeing Based on the BBC Television Series Directed by Michael Dibb With the Participation of John Berger - Penguin Modern Classics Synopsis Book. John Bergers Ways of Seeing is one of the most stimulating and the most influential books on art in any language. In John Berger, a concise yet detailed study of Bergers life and work, Andy Merrifield sheds light on Berger the man, the artist, and the concerned citizen. Engaging with a wide range of Salle’s friends and contemporaries-from painters to conceptual artists such as Jeff Koons, John Baldessari, Roy Lichtenstein, and Alex Katz, among others- How to See explores not only the multilayered personalities of the artists themselves but also the distinctive character of their oeuvres. How does art work? How does it move us, inform us, challenge us? Internationally renowned painter David Salle’s incisive essay collection illuminates these questions by exploring the work of influential twentieth-century artists. The ‘how’ of art has perhaps never been better explored.” -Salman Rushdie “If John Berger’s Ways of Seeing is a classic of art criticism, looking at the ‘what’ of art, then David Salle’s How to See is the artist’s reply, a brilliant series of reflections on how artists think when they make their work.