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Arthur Danto: Reframing Art and Beauty

Arthur Danto was an influential art critic and philosopher who transformed how we understand art. He argued that art isn’t defined solely by its physical appearance but by the context and interpretation provided by the “artworld.” Danto’s work highlighted that when an object is approached with art-historical knowledge and cultural frameworks, its meaning—and by extension, its beauty—is revealed through its transformation into art. This perspective invites us to see beauty as emerging from the interplay between aesthetic experience and interpretative context rather than as an inherent property.

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