Looking for an "Absolute Truth"

A common human error seems to be the constant desire to find a so called "absolute truth." The article Art and Truth discusses this need to use art as a pathway to truth. Although I believe that in many ways art does reveal a truth, it is impossible to find a single answer to the question or issue that it addresses. An interesting quote from the text states, "Our age is so addicted to facts, to finding out the 'truth' about things that we are in danger of overlooking the real value of art." Artists do not create their art with the belief that their creation contains this 'truth' (although some might). I think that art offers different perspectives especially when referring to the visual arts; most paintings are ambiguous and it is absolutely impossible for two people to see in an identical manner. Although their ideas may be similar, there will always one (or more) major difference. The Mona Lisa, one of the most acclaimed art works in art history, is in fact an ambiguous piece. It appears to be quite simple but I am sure that many interpretations of the piece exist. Some may see it simply as the portrait of a woman while others might believe that it contains a profound significance. I think that it is important to accept the fact that there is no absolute truth. The visual arts, to me, are a pathway to finding one's own truth. Often times, when analyzing a painting, revelations occur. The artist's brushstrokes might convey an important emotion or the expression on the subject's face could reveal the overall meaning, but it remains an individual experience that cannot truly be shared with others. As we have studied in TOK, we live in an individual world where perspectives cannot be shared or transmitted; it is something that we must accept in order to cease this "quest" for "truth." This is the same with poetry and works of literature which can be interpreted in numerous ways. Therefore, art definitely provides truth, but there are many truths each one as accurate and inaccurate as the other.