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In his theory of Mimesis, Plato says that all art is mimetic by nature; art is an imitation of life. To argue his case he gives the example of a :

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    In his theory of mimesis, Plato says that all art is mimetic by nature; art is an imitation of life. He believed that ‘idea is ultimate reality. Art imitates idea and so it is imitation of reality. He gives an example of a carpenter and a chair. The idea of ‘chair first came in the mind of carpenter. He gave physical shape to his idea and created a chair. The painter imitated the chair of the carpenter in his picture of chair. Thus, painters chair is twice removed from reality. Hence, he believed that art is twice removed from reality.

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