When viewing a work of art, or listening to one, can we see the truth? Can we feel it?
The truth is something that is different to each person. When two people tell the same story (and neither is making anything up), they both choose to include and exclude different details. While one may emphasize one instance in the story, the other may not see the importance in that instance and instead highlight another part. Both of these people are telling the “truth” and yet their truths are different. In art, the truth is up to interpretation. If the viewer manages to experience any bit of emotion put into the art, then the viewer has essentially seen the truth, or as much as it is possible to see.
Judging from this, the truth is, in fact, virtually nonexistent. Since the artist is not always going to be present to let the viewer know if the emotions felt are correct, there is no real way to tell if the truth has been seen. Thus, whatever each viewer feels is the truth to themselves and that is all that matters.
