Images are seductive. From childhood onwards when we stare into our first picture books we are hooked on them. And it’s an obsession we never lose. James Fox, Age of the Image III: Seductive Dreams, BBC 2020
In the second half of the twentieth century, images became more seductive than ever. ibid.
New worlds, fantasy worlds, into which a veraciously visual public could escape. ibid.
Advertising: A fantasy world in which we are happier, healthier and more successful. ibid.