  Du Bos speaks about audience members’ states of mind but he also speaks of the artist’s state of mind. Artists, he believes, feel the emotions that their works arouse in audience members. Indeed, the artist’s “goal is to make us share his sentiments” (2.1). The difference between the artist’s state of mind, and those of audience members, is that the artist’s sentiments are more intense. Artists must be in a state of “enthusiasm” if they are to create successful works of art. This enthusiasm can border on madness. Since Du Bos believes that artists convey their emotions to their audiences, he is an early advocate of an expression theory of the arts.