The concepts of art, truth, and beauty are very closely related, we often find works of art that display truth, no matter how disgusting or twisted, to be beautiful. For example, a portrait that has a photo realistic design to it can be appreciated by anyone, but when compared to a portrait displaying a truth turns dull and is quickly forgotten about. Humans appreciate things that we can connect to, and while the concept of beauty is entirely subjective it is generally agreed that meaning outweighs aesthetics.
Beauty often overshadows truth in art, its well known that aesthetic portraits are more appreciated by the mass conscientious than an expressive painting. But the reason that paintings similar to expressionism last longer is because while they may look less aesthetic, they convey a deeper meaning and truth to them, instead of looking into a mirror your looking into an artists mind, which to me is far more interesting.
I do like that you've stated that art, beauty and truth are all, as you put it, "very closely related". In the first paragraph, you state that true art is beautiful, and in the second paragraph, "beauty overshadows truth". If truth is beautiful, but beauty is not necessarily true, can a work be false or untrue? What is the difference between the two? It's a curious topic.
ReplyDeleteI agree with all that you said. I also believe that an expressionistic painting is far more intriguing to look at and interpret than a realistic one. The truth and beauty that you see within an artist's emotions often surpasses the emotions of a non artist, whether it be visual or physical art. I think what you said about beauty overshadowing art is also true. Often times true beauty in art and other things is overlooked because of aesthetic pleasure or the need to feel conformed. I really enjoyed your post.
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