Does life imitate art or art imitate life? The ancient Greeks thought art imitates life. The 19th Century Romantics thought life imitates art. Of course, they're both wrong. Of course, they're both right. Lying, the telling of beautiful untrue things, is the proper aim of Art. -Oscar Wilde. Of course, Oscar Wilde was lying when he said that. Also, this would make advertisers some of the greatest artists of the modern era. Perhaps Oscar Wilde wasn't lying when he said that.* Up to you, isn't it?* We can't exactly ask him, can we?