A drawing is essentially a private work, related only to the artist's own needs; a 'finished' statue or canvas is essentially a public, presented work - related far more directly to the demands of communication. John Berger artistcanvascommunication share on social
The human imagination... has great difficulty in living strictly within the confines of a materialist practice or philosophy. It dreams, like a dog in its basket, of hares in the open. John Berger basketconfinedifficulty Change image and share on social
I think I'm very permeable. I can very easily, without even choosing to do it, enter the life of another. Or, to put it in a more modest and accurate way, for that life to enter mine. John Berger accuratechooseeasily Change image and share on social
I very seldom read back into what I've written. John Berger backhaveread Change image and share on social
Art is the provocation for talking about enigma and the search for sense in human life. One can do that by telling a story or writing about a fresco by Giotto or studying how a snail climbs up a wall. John Berger artclimbenigma Change image and share on social
What makes photography a strange invention is that its primary raw materials are light and time. John Berger inventionlightmake Change image and share on social
For the artist, drawing is discovery. And that is not just a slick phrase; it is quite literally true. John Berger artistdiscoverydraw Change image and share on social
The Cro-Magnons lived with fear and amazement in a culture of Arrival, facing many mysteries. Their culture lasted for some 20,000 years. John Berger 000amazementarrival Change image and share on social
Modern thought has transferred the spectral character of Death to the notion of time itself. Time has become Death triumphant over all. John Berger characterdeathmodern Change image and share on social
The camera relieves us of the burden of memory. It surveys us like God, and it surveys for us. Yet no other god has been so cynical, for the camera records in order to forget. John Berger burdencameracynical Change image and share on social
