Art. Truth. Beauty.
All three of these things are relative, depending how much emphasis the viewer places on it. Beauty and art is something appreciated by all, but is idolized by only those who really understand it. I believe that the same thing applies to truth. If you understand the truth of something on a personal level it will affect you more than the truth about something that you have no connection to. Everything we know about art, truth, and beauty is relative and immeasurable. There are no absolute rules or definitions, it is too personal for anything as simple as that.
The purpose of Art is not to be beautiful, it is to have meaning to the viewer. Comparatively, The purpose of beauty is not to be truthful. A person may have physical beauty but not inner beauty or spiritual beauty. In Les Demoiselles d'Avignon by Picasso, the women portrayed are are not beautiful, they are dead on the inside as well as the outside.Truth may be wanted, but not desirable. Beauty is the opposite. It may be desirable, but at the end of the day it is not wanted.
I share your opinion that there are no absolute rules of definitions by which art, truth, and beauty follow. I believe that that fact is one the most important aspects of studying things like this. I have been left in awe numerous times just trying to think of a way to accurately describe to someone how a piece of art makes me feel. Things like this are far too unknown in themselves for us to actually analyze them. Even in taking an objective view it is still incredibly hard to convey to someone how pieces of art make you feel. I love how you said that art doesn't have to be beautiful, and i love you analogy of truth and beauty, It's sounds so true. People want beauty, but in actuality, "at the end of the day" it isn't what you need.
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