Ways Of Looking - Guides to analysing art works

This document discusses a personal approach to viewing works of art, emphasizing that individual experiences shape responses. It suggests starting with one's own reactions, influenced by gender, race, class, age and personal beliefs. It also notes the impact of one's surrounding world in framing how art is seen, such as familiar settings or objects that art may resemble. The overall message is that subjective perspectives, rather than objective analysis, should serve as the initial approach to understanding a work of art.