Kendal Walton believes that artistic creations are imitations that create a prop for a psychological state of fantasy. Those props exhibit some of the characteristics of the object or idea for which it serves as a prop. These simulations allow us to project ourselves into an imaginary situation creating a virtual world. By entering the fantasy, effects are generated in the audience. As an example, Walton takes a pai

Mihalyi Csikszentmihalyi defines aesthetic experience as an activity that is not goal oriented and that is enjoyed for its own sake. He sets out four basic characteristics based on his studies of people involved with the art world. 1) perceptual experience comprises both the sensual presence of the piece as well as its design elements, 2) emotional appeal, the feelings that the artwork evokes (positive or negative), 3) the aesthetic experience creates a sense of communication between the artist and the viewer and the viewer feels that the artist is communicating something meaningful, 4) the aesthetic experience invokes the intellect manifested in the historical context of the work. He believes that the knowledge held by the audience may increase the aesthetic experience.

Out of the four accounts of the aesthetic experience described above,

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