Contemporary depictions of wealth are, today, very different from what they used to be. More specifically, when talking about the oil paintings in Berger’s Ways of seeing Episode #3, you notice a huge difference. For starters, in today’s society, wealth has become something you show through the extravagant things you can buy and own with money.Things such as jewelry, big mansions, or  cool expensive sports cars are big signs of one’s wealth. 

Much different from the oil paintings with fruit on them. However, that’s not to say food doesn’t have any value or cant be seen as a luxurious item. It just depends on who you’re asking. To a starving kid in Africa, an oil painting in general could be seen as “wealth”. But to some kid in New York it doesn’t mean a thing if it’s not the latest pair of 1’s or that really shiny necklace. Perspective plays a big role, but there are common ways to depict wealth using food which many people can agree with. It just doesn’t involve oil paintings. It’s the act of eating expensive food. Things like lobster, salt bae steak, or food covered with edible gold flakes on top. These are the ways wealth is depicted in today’s time with food. All in all, we’ve traded oil paintings of fruit for designer items.

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