In aesthetics, Rand defined art as a "selective re-creation of reality according to an artist's metaphysical value-judgments".
ɪn ɛsθˈɛɾɪks, ɹˈænd dᵻfˈaɪnd ˈɑːɹt æz ˈeɪ "sᵻlˈɛktɪv ɹˌiːkɹiːˈeɪʃən ʌv ɹɪˈælᵻɾi ɐkˈoːɹdɪŋ tʊ ɐn ˈɑːɹɾɪsts mˌɛɾəfˈɪzɪkəl vˈæljuːdʒˈʌdʒmənts".