Art has an unseen value, in that it can provide an emotional outlet for those who create it. It is valuable as a form of expression and emotion. Most art is structured not only to release information and knowledge, but also to act as a commonetary on a moment of the human spirit.

A young man growing up in New York City spends an afternoon spray-painting graffiti on building walls, billboards, and the subway. Some may consider this graffiti information that speaks of city life, while others may ponder its underlying meaning and the symbolism which he has created. But this is not the only locus of value. The artist has no motives behind his actions, feels free as he works and is overcome with a feeling of pride, this has value to him. When a person can relay an image, feeling, or idea from his brain into the physical world, this has value.

While art produces a special meaning or feeling for those who create it, it also provides value for those who view and perceive it by effecting their experience of life. Experience and raw emotion cannot be measured for content or labeled with a price. A person's reaction to an art piece may be positive or negative, but through either response he is affected in some way. A person does not need to know the background of the art, understand the creator's message, or identify with a specific event to evidence a response within him or herself.

An old grumpy businessman, stuck in the stupor of his uniform existence, travels the same route on the subway every morning to work. One gloomy morning he passes by some graffiti art that stands out to him from all the rest which causes him to break into a smile. He may have found the work silly and meaningless, or it might have reminded him of a finger-painting his grandson made for him. Even if it was only for a moment, the art effected him on a deeper level because it is human beings connecting with one another and sharing experience.

Art can provide value by asserting the commonalty between peoples' experiences, consequently bringing them together. Fundamentally, similar emotions are expressed through the universality of art. There is a sense of connection that can come alive within everyone by simply looking at shapes and colors with or without boundaries. Impressions may differ and divergent meanings can be extracted from any work of art, but all people can relate to one another by feeling emotions through the means of the creations.

Later in the evening, the graffiti artist, businessman and his maid from uptown visit a museum where they view Gustav Klimt's "Lady in Blue" separately. Each individual has a independent reaction to the piece yet they share the common experience of seeing. They each draw something different from the painting, but at the same time, they are touched by the art in a similar way because they can associate their initial reactions with the things that have evoked that emotion in their own life. In a sense, they are connected to one another, not by identical emotions, but through a common thread of universal experience.

The process of creating is not a structured action that can be evaluated by the information one can withdraw from it. Knowledge attained by an onlooker is irrelevant when considering that art cannot be limited to a specific time and place. Instead of determining the value of an artwork by measuring the information gained from a particular piece, one must realize that true wisdom can only be obtained through experience.