In the video, Ways of Seeing: Psychological Aspects, John Berger discusses how the meanings of paintings have changed over the years with the invention of the camera. The camera completely altered the way people look at the world. It is a window into a brand new perspective. It became a mechanical eye that made things appear different than reality. It even changed the traditional meanings of paintings. Berger talks about how paintings used to play an essential role in buildings. They were decorative, but also meaningful to the buildings purpose and character. The camera made these historical works of art available for the whole world to experience. However, the use of these images separated the art from its environment. Berger explains that the images the cameras produced made the paintings easily manipulative from their original meanings. Things such as sound, setting, and movement changed the paintings mood, tone, meaning, etc. Anything from audible noises, and objects around an image of a historical painting can completely alter its entire connotation. Images made these reproductions of art available to be used for absolutely anything. The invention of the camera has not only changed how people view the world, but even the traditional meanings to historical objects.
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