From the Nature of Art by Thomas E. Wartenberg
It is stated that David Hume presents two ideas about Art as Object of Taste
1) "... most people believe it is possible to make critical judgements about the quality of works of art."
2) "it can be nothing but taste, that is, whether a work of art actually affects the "sentiments," to use his [David Hume's] terminology"
I believe there are no standards for what determines one artwork is better than another, other than the means of personal taste; and personal taste is not a standard but merely an opinion.
People from all over can judge based on their own taste and how much they enjoy or like a certain art work. There are famous artworks around the world that sell for very hefty prices. But, what truly makes an art work priceless? The term priceless comes into play when a lot of wealthy people want a peice of art and are willing to pay to have it. There are no concreate standards to judge the quality of art work. How can concrete standards exist to judge artwork when a concrete definition of Art does not exist. Every judgement of a work of art is simply out of personal taste no matter what someone's "qualifications" may be.
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