Wed. "The Real Thing" Art vs. Life

I think that the lesson here is that art can be just as real as "real life" ot in many aspects, more acceptable than "real life". When we look at a piece of art it gives us a freedom to interepret what we want. Or in some cases it's just a very accurate depiction of it's subject. In "The Real Thing" you get the sense that the best art is art that is "made up". The artist struggles with the way these perfect beings make such wonderful pictures but those who are not at all perfect but have a quality that can be molded often make the best, most amusing pictures. With art we are able to imagine what other things can be but in our real world we can't usually sit back and think everything is fine or there aren't any conflicts. Most people can't deal with the reality of life but with art we are able to see exactly what we wish to see, which makes it more enjoyable.