Quote by Damian Pettigrew

Italo Calvino said the artist reveals that bit of truth hidden at the bottom of every lie. Art is all about the art of lying. The artist's imperative is to create a supreme fiction, a lie that, paradoxically, discloses a truth. It's precisely this kind of paradox that Calvino and Fellini adored.

Italo Calvino said the artist reveals that bit of truth hidd

Summary

Italo Calvino's quote suggests that artists have the ability to uncover hidden truths within lies. Through the creation of art, they craft elaborate fictions that paradoxically reveal authentic and genuine aspects of the human experience. Calvino, along with renowned filmmaker Fellini, embraced this notion of paradox in their work, recognizing the power of art to illuminate deeper truths by playing with imagination and storytelling. Their admiration for this artistic paradox highlights the belief that art has the capacity to embody profound wisdom through its ability to combine fiction and reality.

Topics

Truth Art Paradox

By Damian Pettigrew

Liked the quote? Share it with your friends.

Random Quotations

True religion is real living; living with all one's soul, wi

True religion is real living; living with all one's soul, with all one's goodness and righteousness.

Albert Einstein

The bitter and the sweet come from the outside, the hard fro

The bitter and the sweet come from the outside, the hard from within, from one's own efforts.

Albert Einstein

Elections are also about the future - the pledges that we ar

Elections are also about the future - the pledges that we are making for this country. For those who care about equality and fairness in the UK, and beyond, Labour really is the only choice.

I'm only just learning what language to use when I want my m

I'm only just learning what language to use when I want my microphone turned down, you know, because it's all so new to me. It can be quite difficult on a daily basis to communicate with the people I work with, so I'm just looking forward to knowing more.

What I like to do is try to make a difference with the work

What I like to do is try to make a difference with the work I do.

Here lies one from a distant star, but the soil is not alien

Here lies one from a distant star, but the soil is not alien to him, for in death he belongs to the universe.

Clifford D. Simak

Death Science Science Fiction Alien Stars Universe Gravestone

Legislation to apply the principle of equal pay for equal wo

Legislation to apply the principle of equal pay for equal work without discrimination because of sex is a matter of simple justice.

Dwight D Eisenhower

Kindness gives birth to kindness.

Kindness gives birth to kindness.

Each of the professions means a prejudice. The necessity for

Each of the professions means a prejudice. The necessity for a career forces every one to take sides. We live in the age of the overworked, and the under-educated; the age in which people are so industrious that they become absolutely stupid.

Career Vocation

The greatest problem all around the world today, whether in

The greatest problem all around the world today, whether in America, Japan, China Russia, India or anywhere else in the world, is that people are not in peace. People want peace.

Was this an old disease, and, if so, which one? If it was ne

Was this an old disease, and, if so, which one? If it was new, what did that say about the state of medical knowledge? And in any case, how could physicians make sense of it?

Peter Lewis Allen

He is happiest of whom the world says least, good or bad.

He is happiest of whom the world says least, good or bad.

Thomas Jefferson