What is the truth? The truth is something that one believes to be fact. So when viewing a work of art, can we see what we believe to be fact? The truth is that it depends on who is viewing and who is listening to the piece of art. What one person believes to be true, another person may believe to be false. What we believe to be true strongly relates to what our beliefs are. For example, when viewing a piece of art, such as Edvard Munch’s The Scream, in which some believe it was inspired by experiences with Depersonalization Disorder, while others, such as scholar Robert Rosenblum, believed the work to have been inspired by a Peruvian mummy. Although Munch described his inspiration for the painting, what he holds true for his work, no one exactly will feel the same truths, which is why people differ in opinions for pieces of art.
