In Objectivism, [[aesthetics]] are seen as a "recreationre-creation of reality according to [the artist]'s values".<ref name="Rand 2005c, p. 181">{{Harvnb|Rand|2005c|p=181}}</ref> The worth of art stems from the Randian interpretation of the questions 'what could be' and 'what ought to be'.<ref name="Rand 2005c, p. 181"/> The fundamental Objectivist belief in the [[Objectivity (philosophy)|objectivity]] of [[reality]] demands that art 'could be' possible, whilst Objectivist value theory dictates that the art be a representation of the best of all possibilities, with what is 'best' being derived from the values of the artist.<ref name="Rand 2005c, p. 181"/> The worth and beauty of the art is then assessed according to the values of the beholder.<ref>{{Harvnb|Rand|2005c|p=227}}</ref> As such, Rand describes Objectivist aesthetics, as expression of value, as being consistent with the [[romantic realism|romantic realist]] school of art.<ref>{{Harvnb|Rand|2005a|pp=104–5}}</ref>
