Question

Is art an imitation or an interpretation of nature? Explain your onpinion :)
Imitation- A thing intended to simulate or copy something else
Interpretation- The action of explaining the meaning of something

Answer 1

Explanation:-

Art, as an imitation of what is essential in nature, is therefore concerned with persisting, objective forms. Thus the classical theory of art as imitation by no means implies what we now call realism, and the realistic concentration on concrete detail for its own sake. For, to begin with, the very subject matter on which art focuses is that which is permanent and ordered rather than isolated and particular.

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