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Dr. Lee Jin-soo's Plastic Surgery Essay 38 - Is What You See Really the Truth?

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  This artwork is "Sunrise - Impression" painted by Claude Monet, a representative figure of Impressionism at the end of the 19th century. It's a famous painting that served as the archetype of Impressionism. It expresses the feeling of the sunrise, which changes every moment. However, when you look at this painting, the colors vary slightly depending on whether you see it in person, through a book, or on a monitor, or depending on the sources that introduce it. Looking at pictures with different color schemes makes you desire to fly to Paris to see this painting in person. However, upon closer reflection, is what you see when you actually see it in person the true colors of the painting? Even when you see it in person, colors may appear differently depending on conditions like lighting and viewing angle. What do people believe in? What do they trust the most? There's a saying that you should believe only what you see with your own eyes. In other words, you can only b