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There seems to be two groups of people.
Those who seek and appreciate meaning in art.
Those who actually appreciate it for what it is aesthetically.
The latter being the most logical method of appreciating art. Appreciating a concept or meaning, by way of appreciating the beauty of the meaning as a work of art (sculpting emotion) is (in my opinion) invalid. There are better means of doing it. Art that attempts to have a meaning is art that wants to be literature. Film and literature are (I believe) where this meaning should be expressed, because they are a better stage for it. The majority of the time you'll find some truely great concepts and meanings that have been totally wasted in a work of 'art', when really they perhaps deserve a book or film, or to a lesser extent perhaps a piece of music. 99% of the time it's because the means of conveying the meaning itself is ugly (IE scrapmetal, a pig cut in half).
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Any work of art is just as capable of transfering emotion and concepts as literature and film*. Simply because a piece doesn't inspire you, doesn't mean it's a steaming pile of rubbish. There are plenty of people in the world who would take a look, and grasp onto one meaning or another. After all, art is not designed for your personal satisfaction. It's made for those that enjoy and find purpose in it.
From the way it sounds, you're almost trying to find some logical and precise way to convey emotion. This concept is better expressed here, this one here.... Sadly, the world just doesn't live that way. A sculptor can't write as well upon a subject as he can craft it with his hands. Otherwise, what would be his incentive for sculpting in the first place? There is no control or decisive force guiding artwork, and because of that, there are a million open ends to be interpreted. It doesn't matter if you don't care for the meaning of a painting, because someone else will. Even if it's not to your taste, it is for theirs, and they are the one it was made for. Just like an aesthetically pleasing picture may not convey any meaning to that same person. It's a fair trade.
* Within the realm of common sense, of course. No decapitated pigs allowed.