Art is one of the purest expressions of man. Art, ranging from music to painting, is, at its core, catharsis. Not everyone can simply articulate their perception of the world. Not everyone has a desire to. People embrace other forms of art because they are all individuals, and they choose to make art in the first place because they want to share experiences with fellow individuals. Ergo, art is one’s truth in the most distilled form of the concept.
When we experience art, whether we realize this or not, we are exploring the truths of another individual and his sensibilities. That is why art responds to people in so many capacities. It’s why art has survived so long. There is an innate quality to art so truly genuine that we cannot ignore its gravitational force. Whether we feel we understand the piece of art or not, we understand that someone has just revealed the truth about something.
A very interesting thought. The quality of truth, as a base for communication, not “a Truth”. Do the scientist explore “The Truth”, while the artist explores a quality of a personal or universal truth?