John Bergers Book Ways of Seeing concludes with the words to be continued by the reader. Evaluate some of his ideas which you found interesting and persuasive then accept his invitation to continue.

The book ‘Ways of Seeing’ has been written by five people, led by John Berger, whose aim is to “raise questions”. There are several essays in the book, some pictorial some a combination of text and images. The way the book and the essays are set out is very important to their impact and message. The form of the essays is as fundamental as the meaning of the text and images themselves. Based on the BBC television series of the same title, this book explores the historical development of oil painting and publicity and the ways our perceptions of works of art and of advertising are mystified, obscuring the political and economic agendas that underlie their production….(short extract)