Aesthetic in art is a major aspect. Aesthetic is their way of communicating their art form and being able to express their emotions. It is also a way of being able to hear feed back from the audience of the art as well as critiques to make his next work better. There are a number of Aesthetic philosophies that artists believe in. Let us look at these philosophies more so that we may understand how the artist would want us to view his art.

The artist-centered philosophies:
In this philosophy the artist makes it a conscious effort that his interactions with the mediums are important. They consider the art as a transmission of their feelings that can be able to touch the emotions of the viewers as well through their paintings. An example of this philosophy is based on the art of the artist Bouwsma. In the objects that are seen in his painting, he considers the emotion of sorrow to be mimicked by weeping willows.

Viewer Centered Philosophies:
Some artist have got special perceptiveness and sensitivity which makes their art more stressed or emphasized in the way they see fit. Viewer centered philosophies makes the relationship of the artist and the viewer in a way where the viewer just views things differently from the artist. Rather than viewing it in a different perspective.

Others just simply look at the outer surface of the art instead of looking at the thought of it or the message it wants to convey. Because some people give more importance to such things, the important thing of being able to understand the message of the art is forgotten.

Philosophies of Representation and Expression:
This simply means looking at the painting in various ways. To be able to understand the painting’s meaning not only by what is seen on the canvass. One must also be able to see what other meaning it conveys. One philosopher has divided the iconic levels or meaning of the art in three levels. For example we have a painting of a dog; it can be broken down in three levels. The iconic (the picture of the dog), iconographic (dog symbolizes loyalty), and iconological (the metaphysical claim of the reality of the physical world).

Philosophies of their artistic concepts and their contexts:
This philosophy was devised by the formalist who considers art to be understood based on its nature of origin or why it was created that way rather than what it should be representing. Simply put, this philosophy believes that the content of the art matters to be able to convey its message better.

Philosophy of Interpretation:
It is hard to view the art of the artist in an interpretative way, especially his or her own interpretative way. We do not how the artist interprets his or her subject in his painting and makes it difficult to judge or critique. All we can do is interpret his or her art in our own way and enjoy and appreciate it in our own way too.

Philosophy of Value:
Helps us judge or critique art by how it can influence our lives. It considers the values that it can imply to us.
Based on these aesthetic philosophies, I believe we as a viewer and as an artist can be able to appreciate art more. Rather than just stand there and appreciate the beautiful colors and drawings, we can try to view art as well simply more for its external attributes.