MOVING FROM LIFE EXPERIENCE TO ARTISTIC TRUTH: A PHILOSOPHICAL-AESTHETIC ANALYSIS

Abstract

This article analyzes the transition from lived life experience to artistic truth through a philosophical‑aesthetic lens. Life experience is conceived as the empirically grounded reservoir of social phenomena, interpersonal relations, and concrete lived reality, which is transformed into artistic meaning through the consciousness and creative activity of the artist. Artistic truth is not a simple reflection of life; rather, it emerges from selective discernment, generalization, and transformative reworking of life experiences within a distinct artistic system. The study contrasts mimetic and transformative approaches to art, arguing that while artistic truth often draws on life truth, it constitutes a qualitatively autonomous aesthetic phenomenon. Employing methods drawn from phenomenology, hermeneutics, and semiotics, the analysis traces how plots, imagery, and stylistic choices reorganize experiences into meaningful artistic structures. The discussion also considers the role of historical and cultural contexts in shaping the perception and evaluation of artistic truth, as well as the ethical and educational implications of literature’s imaginative work. The findings contribute to philosophy of art, aesthetics, and literary theory by offering a framework for understanding how reality is transformed into art and how this process informs readers’ interpretations of life