Sculpture and beauty

For me, sculpture, must be beautiful; I don’t mean that in the sense of niceness or prettiness, I mean it must uplift the spirit and enhance its surroundings; it must encapsulate beauty. On a deeper level it should resonate with the viewer and have a subconscious appeal to their emotions, whether those emotions are the same as the artist intended is not important, what is important is that the viewer connects with the art and responds to it.