When viewing a work of art, or listening to one, can we see truth? Can we feel it?
Truth is defined as “the property (as of a statement) of being in accord with fact or reality” (Merriam Webster Dictionary). Under this definition, truth is something that is universal, there is only one Truth. However, when placed into the context of different human individuals, different people can have conflicting perceptions of realities, and thus, a different personal truth. For example, a person with partial colorblindness might perceive a sweater to be dark grey, when in fact, to people without the disorder, it is red. Within that person’s reality the sweater is grey and “red” doesn’t have a definition. Art is something that is subjective and a person’s reaction to it depends on various factors, with large part in personal tastes. The reaction one person gets from viewing or listening to art is intrapersonal. A person can gain a personal truth from art, but as each person’s perception is individual, a person cannot see a universal Truth.
