LNELecture Notes in Education, Arts, Management and Social ScienceTBA2705-053XWHIOCE PUBLISHING PTE. LTD.10.18063/LNE.v3i10.1128ArticleReconsidering the Aesthetic Attributes and Value of AI-Generated Art from the Perspective of “Qu”https://artdesignp.com/journal/LNE/3/10/10.18063/LNE.v3i10.1128MengWanqi20253102025-11-26Drawing on the concept of “Qu” from traditional Chinese aesthetics, this paper examines the aesthetic generative mechanisms and value attribution of AI-generated art. Grounded in Qu’s key characteristics—non-instrumentality, balanced mediation, the principle of “deviating from convention while remaining in accord with aesthetic order,” and embodied experience—this study proposes an alternative framework for understanding AI art. By doing so, it seeks to articulate a middle path that reconciles human subjectivity with technological generativity, thereby fostering a model of human–technology co-existence within a posthuman context.AI-generated art, “Qu”, Aesthetic attributes, Artistic value, Innovation, Human–machine symbiosis

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