Galerie Art & Décoration
“In the beginning, art did good and inspired people to be happy…”
Art was treated as a form of therapy because it provides energy and joy.
The word "art" comes from the Latin "ars," which in turn derives from the Greek "tekhnê."
The latter encompasses two concepts: Beauty and Goodness.
Plato defines Beauty as something that immediately catches our eye, and thus attracts and captivates us. When we are captivated, it is because we have been moved by something Beautiful. In other words, when there is Beauty, it can do us good.
But true Good (in the sense of “what does us good”) stems from the True. If something is not True, but merely Beautiful, it leaves room for illusion. Thus, the Beautiful can truly do us good only if it is True.
But what is Truth? Truth must not merely satisfy the pleasures of the senses; it must also satisfy the pleasure of reflection, but above all, it must lead to self-knowledge.
A work of art, an encounter, or a stone can invite us to understand who we are, for they help us connect with our Truth. This is the Truth that Plato calls our “Individual Truth”—the one that is in reality already present within us, but has simply been forgotten, and that we can rediscover at any moment through external events guiding us toward a better life.
Thank you to Démosthènes DAVVETAS for highlighting the connection between Beauty, Goodness, and Truth for C&C.
