The Link Between the False and the True!

Art is not reality. Rather it is the artist’s attempt to capture reality through their artistic lies — their contrived and completely artificial creations (no matter how realistic they seem). Here are some oxymoronic examples:

• “Of all lies, art is the least untrue.” — Edgar Degas
  
• “The matters I relate are true lies.” — Jean Cocteau
  
• “Lying, the telling of beautiful untrue things, is the proper aim of art.” — Oscar Wilde
  
• “The artist must know the manner whereby to convince others of the truthfulness of his lies.” — Pablo Picasso

Source: oxymoronica by Dr. Mardy Grothe