If you think about it, there's nothing that separates a painting of something and you're personal idea of something. Both images are formed in your mind and both can have similar feelings attached to them. It doesn't matter if one item is a drawing of a clock and another item is an actual clock, they're both real clocks.
This reminds me of a quote attached to the beginning of a chapter in the book, Art and Physics, by Leonard Shlain which connected the reality depicted in van Gough painting with the reality depicted in complex mathematical equations. Basically, you cannot come to any conclusion except that they're both equally correct.
I think that's one of the most beautiful thoughts you can have. Wrong I guess can just be another Right in disguise.
