What it looks like. Whether the image itself appeals to me or moves me Whether those are "artistic choices" or random chance or a set of heuristics does not af

What it looks like. Whether the image itself appeals to me or moves me Whether those are "artistic choices" or random chance or a set of heuristics does not affect my enjoyment. It does not mean I don't find knowing about the choices of an artist or their process interesting at times, but for the vast majority of art I see I have idea about them. They are separate to my enjoyment of a given image. I don't know why you are skeptical - to me the notion that anything but the image itself should be necessary for me to enjoy it is a bizarre notion and I suspect it would be for a whole lot of people. Most people would not be able to name whomever created the vast majority of art they've seen, nor name the style, and do not spend time thinking about either.