&gt;If classic art sought to pull on &quot;positive&quot; emotions and move and inspire; modern art seemed determined to confuse and then move on to outrage.<p>Your definitions of &quot;classic art&quot;[1] and &quot;modern art&quot;[2] have to be pretty narrow to argue this. I know anyone can pull a few counter examples to any objectivist statement on the arts, but I have a very difficult time believing any argument that&#x27;s based on the earnest belief that classic art drew on &quot;positive&quot; emotions while modern art is driven by &quot;negative&quot; ones. What kind of art are you looking at?<p>Just want to point out; that Jeff Koons piece is displayed publicly.<p>[1] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;upload.wikimedia.org&#x2F;wikipedia&#x2F;commons&#x2F;8&#x2F;82&#x2F;Francisco_de_Goya,_Saturno_devorando_a_su_hijo_(1819-1823).jpg" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;upload.wikimedia.org&#x2F;wikipedia&#x2F;commons&#x2F;8&#x2F;82&#x2F;Francisc...</a><p>[2] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;upload.wikimedia.org&#x2F;wikipedia&#x2F;commons&#x2F;4&#x2F;43&#x2F;Bilbao.Koons02.jpg" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;upload.wikimedia.org&#x2F;wikipedia&#x2F;commons&#x2F;4&#x2F;43&#x2F;Bilbao.K...</a>