SriTamDas wrote:
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.
Which one of the following judgments most closely conforms with the principle cited above?
(A) This painting is aesthetically deficient because it is an exact copy of a painting done 30 years ago.
(B) This symphony is beautiful because, even though it does not excite the audience, it is competently performed.
(C) This sculpted four-inch cube is beautiful because it is carved from material which, although much like marble, is very rare.
(D) This painting is aesthetically valuable because it was painted by a highly controversial artist.
(E) This poem is aesthetically deficient because it has little impact on its audience.
The value of X lies in its ability to Influence Y. Where X has been done for Y.
If the influence on Y is more X is more, if the value of Y is less X is less.
(A) This painting is aesthetically deficient because it is an exact copy of a painting done 30 years ago.
No X and Y relation. its X and X comaprison.(B) This symphony is beautiful because, even though it does not excite the audience, it is competently performed.
X is more even if Y is less. (A strict No)(C) This sculpted four-inch cube is beautiful because it is carved from material which, although much like marble, is very rare.
No X and Y relation. X is more because X is rare.(D) This painting is aesthetically valuable because it was painted by a highly controversial artist.
X is more because X is done by Z.(E) This poem is aesthetically deficient because it has little impact on its audience.
Exactly X is less because Y is less.