<![CDATA[Rethinking Art Definition in Aesthetic Field. In the aesthetic definition of art, an object is an art, and only if it is produced with the intention that it possessed a capacity of affording aesthetic experience. Aesthetic experience refers to some mental states that a spectator brings to or undergoes in responding to artworks. Two major accounts of aesthetic experience are the affect-oriented accounts. The affect-oriented accounts are marked by disinterestedness, empathy, and contemplation. The content-oriented accounts can be sorted under three broad headings: unity, diversity, and intensity. If the aesthetics definition of art can be examined for all artworks, the definition is correct; otherwise, if the aesthetics definition of art cannot be examined for all artwork, the definition is incorrect. Keywords: aesthetic experience; art definition]]>
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