Monday, November 3, 2014
Art, Truth, and Beauty
Art is not always truthful. Art can depict lies and exaggerations of the truth. There is no rules or guidelines for art. It can be truthful or it can filled with lies, it is still art. Anything that is meant to be viewed is art. Art is not always beautiful, though. An example of this is Picasso's Les Demoiselles d'Avignon. The painting was ugly and vile, but it was still a great work of art. Art can be beautiful or ugly, or show the truth or lies, it si still art either way.
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Art is an opinion and you said that in a well round about way. What one finds ugly others will find pretty. Where someone sees lies, others will see truthfulness. The Les Demoiselles d'Avignon is a prime example of were people's opinions conflict.
ReplyDeleteYou make a good point that art can be filled with lies and still be considered art. I think that what makes a great work of art, however, is the truth that lies within the message it conveys. The Les Demoiselles d'Avignon may be ugly, like you said, but it is still beautiful in a way because of the truth in the message it sends.
ReplyDeleteI understand where your belief of art comes from, however I feel the complete opposite way. I feel that art shows the inner truth of everyone's passions and emotions and that the complete truth can be reached by expressing your thoughts through art in some form. It also interests me that you say that not all art is beautiful, because I think beauty differs from person to person so it is difficult for one person to speak for all.
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