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"Artistic intention" as a book category gathers works that examine, articulate, or teach the purpose behind creative choices—why artists make particular formal, thematic, or technical decisions and how those intentions shape meaning and reception. It includes theoretical essays and manifestos about the role of intent in art, critical studies that trace an artist’s aims across a body of work, interviews and memoirs where creators describe their aims and processes, and practical guides that help artists clarify and communicate their own intentions. These books explore the relationship between intention and interpretation, the ethics and limits of claiming authorial purpose, and the ways stated aims interact with audience perception, cultural context, and artistic practice—making the category useful for artists, critics, students, and readers interested in the "why" behind works of art.

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