Various theories have been proposed over the years—pleasure, beauty, or arousal—but, as philosopher Gordon Graham writes
“None of them alone can explain the special value of great art.”
Therefore, Graham suggests that:
Art has value as a source of knowledge and understanding.
According to Christoph Bamberger:
We admire certain works of art for their depth and subtlety, for the insights they offer, or for how they make us see the world anew, and we think these qualities are artistically relevant.
We criticize other works for their superficiality, superficiality or sentimentality and consider them as artistic defects. These are artistic assessments that appear to be or depend on cognitive assessments.
Aesthetic cognitivism takes such features of our evaluation of works of art seriously and values them.
“Works of art can inform our understanding by understanding the connections between what we already believe.”
“Works of art can enhance or modify our general cognitive abilities of reasoning, emotion, perception, imagination, memory, etc.”
Value is related to the lightness or darkness of each color, but its importance can be seen when working with colors other than black and white, white, and black grain. For a great example of value in action, think of a black and white photo. You can easily visualize how the infinite gray changes the planes and textures.
The intrinsic value of art
Value can also refer to the emotional, cultural, spiritual, or aesthetic significance of a work. Unlike exposure, this type of value cannot be measured.
Egypt, Greece, Peru and other countries are looking to return culturally significant artworks that were sold in centuries BC. Many mothers have carefully preserved many pieces of refrigerator art because their sentimental value is immeasurable.
Value can also be related to the monetary value associated with any work of art.
We are aware of the need to pay for the size or location of the property, but often have no criteria by which to judge a work of art. We pay for things to drive, consume, and wear, and we believe we have the empirical ability to judge their quality and commercial value. It doesn’t matter how luxurious these items are, they fulfill basic human needs for food, clothing, transportation, and shelter.
The value of art, like goods and services in general, originates from the relationship between supply and demand in the market.
We are creating a new community of practice that includes artists and art researchers, scientists, philosophers, and theologians who share our interest in testing aesthetic epistemology and advance through regular interaction and the development of shared resources.
