What did John Berger mean by: We only see what we look at. To look is an act of choice. John Berger Art critic and novelist · England Copy
+ The camera relieves us of the burden of memory. Author, October 6, 2023January 2, 2025, John Berger, Memory, Perception, Technology, 0 John Berger Art critic and novelist · England
If every event which occurred could be given a name, there would be no need for stories. Author, January 11, 2024January 6, 2025, John Berger, Events, Naming, Stories, 0 John Berger Art critic and novelist · England
+ To be naked is to be oneself. Author, September 8, 2023January 2, 2025, John Berger, Authenticity, Self-acceptance, Vulnerability, 0 John Berger Art critic and novelist · England
Fanaticism comes from any form of chosen blindness accompanying the pursuit of a single dogma. Author, January 11, 2024January 6, 2025, John Berger, Dogma, Extremism, Ignorance, 0 John Berger Art critic and novelist · England
Never again shall a single story be told as though it were the only one. Author, January 11, 2024January 6, 2025, John Berger, Diversity, Perspective, Pluralism, 0 John Berger Art critic and novelist · England
+ Men look at women. Women watch themselves being looked at. Author, August 9, 2023January 2, 2025, John Berger, Gender dynamics, Objectification, Self-awareness, 0 John Berger Art critic and novelist · England
+ Today the discredit of words is very great. Author, October 14, 2023January 2, 2025, John Berger, Credibility, Language, Skepticism, 0 John Berger Art critic and novelist · England
What is saved in the cinema when it achieves art is a spontaneous continuity with all mankind. Author, January 11, 2024January 6, 2025, John Berger, Art, Connection, Humanity, 0 John Berger Art critic and novelist · England
Lying is the only art form that the public sanctions and instinctively prefers to reality. Read explanation Jean Cocteau Artist · France
Look out! Be on your guard, because alone of all the arts, music moves all around you. Jean Cocteau Artist · France
The extreme limit of wisdom, that’s what the public calls madness. Read explanation Jean Cocteau Artist · France
