Self-study
Art critic: The aesthetic value of a work of art lies in its ability to impart a stimulating character to the audience's experience of the work.
Summary
The aesthetic value of an artwork depends on how much it stimulates the audience.
Find or Complete the Application
We need to find the right application of this principle. We know that an artwork’s aesthetic value depends on its effects on an audience, so if we can find an artwork that doesn’t affect its audience, we know it isn’t aesthetically valuable.
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a
This painting is █████████████ █████████ ███████ ██ ██ ██ █████ ████ ██ █ ████████ ████ ██ █████ ████
Wrong trigger. (A) doesn't mention the painting’s effect on its audience, so we don’t know its aesthetic value.
b
This symphony is █████████ ████████ ████ ██████ ██ ████ ███ ██████ ███ █████████ ██ ██ ███████████ ██████████
Wrong conclusion. (B) tells us the symphony did not stimulate its audience, so that means it is not aesthetically valuable.
c
This sculpted four-inch ████ ██ █████████ ███████ ██ ██ ██████ ████ ████████ ██████ ████████ ████ ████ ███████ ██ ████ █████
Wrong trigger. (C) doesn’t mention the sculpture’s effect on its audience, so we don’t know its aesthetic value.
d
This painting is █████████████ ████████ ███████ ██ ███ ███████ ██ █ ██████ █████████████ ███████
Wrong trigger. (D) doesn’t tell us the painting’s effect on its audience, so we don’t know its aesthetic value.
e
This poem is █████████████ █████████ ███████ ██ ███ ██████ ██████ ██ ███ █████████
The premise tells us that aesthetic value depends on how much an artwork stimulates its audience. This poem did not stimulate its audience, so it is not aesthetically valuable.