Art Is A Lie

Art is a lie, of course, because that’s what its lover likes. An actor should play a character of which he really doesn’t have. Mike He is one of the actors who do that. In the Taiwanese drama series or movies, Mike is always seen as a playboy, mischievous, and troublesome. In the movie, Mike has to be heartless and for many times looks shirtless and wild. That’s what his fans and audience like. But, for Mike it was just kind of pretending. Behind of his coolness in the scene, Mike is just a regular guy. He is only the eldest son of his parents who struggles to fulfill his family needs. In real, he is respectful and good son. Sometimes he is not comfortable of playing any character, but acting is the only thing he likes, so he does his best in it. That’s only one example that shows art is actually a lie.

Every art is a lie even in painting, music, poetry and dance. Art is not completely a lie, but a lie is a lie. Art has never shown something as it is. For example Cendrawasih dance never performs cendrawasih as it is or a painting of Ramayana in wayang doesn’t show the outlook of Rama as it is. There’s must be some changing on it. It is because the addition artistic accent makes art look alive and beautiful. The addition of artistic movement sand steps in cendrawasih dance makes it beautiful and the classic ornaments and incision display a different style of Ramayana painting than any other painting. That’s because art is actually an expression of one’s idea or feeling which let someone else know about it. However, art never comes only for entertainment. It is a lie that makes us realize the truth. That is true. Just by seeing the performance of an art, we realize a message that is sent. Sometimes I felt I’ve changed my mind set after watching movies, or even a speech from my lecturer. It is because I don’t have any quality that what I already have in my mind is the truth. So, when I believe that what I see in art is the truth of something, I see that what I’ve been thought is wrong.