Truth-

'In philosophy, absolute truth generally states what is essential rather than superficial - a description of the Ideal'

'The logical proof of the statement, "There exists an absolute truth," is almost trivial in its simplicity. Suppose we assert the negation of the statement, that is, that there is no such thing as absolute truth. By making that assertion, we claim that the sentence "There exists no absolute truth" is absolutely true. The statement is self-contradictory, so its negation, "There exists an absolute truth," is true.'

'The idea of truth is more restricted than the idea of meaning. The only components of language possessing the property of truth or falsehood are statements, in whatever form these may exist, whether spoken, written or stored in a computer. '

Picasso, George Butler, Jill Gibbon

'How has illustrration shaped out perceptions of truth?'


It differs from photography, which provides a perfectly accurate image of a split second. Sure, the photographer select what they want to be shown, but the second the image is taken, the work is done. it only shows a tiny amount of time, so doesn't show any change, and also they cannot pick and choose to show what is in front of them, to deliver a message or atmosphere With illustration, every factor is variable. The illustrator can choose to describe only what they deem is necessary; light, composition, colour, in fact they could leave huge chunks of detail out and it would still be their truth.  Also, Illustration requires more thought and depth than others, as it takes time to create- the conditions might change, the subjects might move and the weather might take a turn for the worse. Therefore, it is a longer capture of truth. It is telling a story over a period of time as opposed to a split second and this changes our perception of truth as it is a less immediate truth, and only what the illustrator deemed necessary for us to see.