diff --git a/code/__DEFINES/misc.dm b/code/__DEFINES/misc.dm
index 8274d9b2fa8..a9a4678e3c3 100644
--- a/code/__DEFINES/misc.dm
+++ b/code/__DEFINES/misc.dm
@@ -489,6 +489,7 @@ GLOBAL_LIST_INIT(pda_styles, sortList(list(MONO, VT, ORBITRON, SHARE)))
 
 // art quality defines, used in datums/components/art.dm, elsewhere
 #define BAD_ART 12.5
+#define OK_ART 20
 #define GOOD_ART 25
 #define GREAT_ART 50
 
diff --git a/code/datums/components/art.dm b/code/datums/components/art.dm
deleted file mode 100644
index eade5a44cf8..00000000000
--- a/code/datums/components/art.dm
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,59 +0,0 @@
-/datum/component/art
-	var/impressiveness = 0
-
-/datum/component/art/Initialize(impress)
-	impressiveness = impress
-	if(isobj(parent))
-		RegisterSignal(parent, COMSIG_PARENT_EXAMINE, .proc/on_obj_examine)
-	else
-		RegisterSignal(parent, COMSIG_PARENT_EXAMINE, .proc/on_other_examine)
-	if(isstructure(parent))
-		RegisterSignal(parent, COMSIG_ATOM_ATTACK_HAND, .proc/on_attack_hand)
-	if(isitem(parent))
-		RegisterSignal(parent, COMSIG_ITEM_ATTACK_SELF, .proc/apply_moodlet)
-
-/datum/component/art/proc/apply_moodlet(mob/M, impress)
-	SIGNAL_HANDLER
-
-	M.visible_message("<span class='notice'>[M] stops and looks intently at [parent].</span>", \
-						 "<span class='notice'>You stop to take in [parent].</span>")
-	switch(impress)
-		if (0 to BAD_ART)
-			SEND_SIGNAL(M, COMSIG_ADD_MOOD_EVENT, "artbad", /datum/mood_event/artbad)
-		if (BAD_ART to GOOD_ART)
-			SEND_SIGNAL(M, COMSIG_ADD_MOOD_EVENT, "artok", /datum/mood_event/artok)
-		if (GOOD_ART to GREAT_ART)
-			SEND_SIGNAL(M, COMSIG_ADD_MOOD_EVENT, "artgood", /datum/mood_event/artgood)
-		if(GREAT_ART to INFINITY)
-			SEND_SIGNAL(M, COMSIG_ADD_MOOD_EVENT, "artgreat", /datum/mood_event/artgreat)
-
-
-/datum/component/art/proc/on_other_examine(datum/source, mob/M)
-	SIGNAL_HANDLER
-
-	apply_moodlet(M, impressiveness)
-
-/datum/component/art/proc/on_obj_examine(datum/source, mob/M)
-	SIGNAL_HANDLER
-
-	var/obj/O = parent
-	apply_moodlet(M, impressiveness *(O.obj_integrity/O.max_integrity))
-
-/datum/component/art/proc/on_attack_hand(datum/source, mob/M)
-	SIGNAL_HANDLER_DOES_SLEEP
-
-	to_chat(M, "<span class='notice'>You start examining [parent]...</span>")
-	if(!do_after(M, 20, target = parent))
-		return
-	on_obj_examine(source, M)
-
-/datum/component/art/rev
-
-/datum/component/art/rev/apply_moodlet(mob/M, impress)
-	M.visible_message("<span class='notice'>[M] stops to inspect [parent].</span>", \
-						 "<span class='notice'>You take in [parent], inspecting the fine craftsmanship of the proletariat.</span>")
-
-	if(M.mind && M.mind.has_antag_datum(/datum/antagonist/rev))
-		SEND_SIGNAL(M, COMSIG_ADD_MOOD_EVENT, "artgreat", /datum/mood_event/artgreat)
-	else
-		SEND_SIGNAL(M, COMSIG_ADD_MOOD_EVENT, "artbad", /datum/mood_event/artbad)
diff --git a/code/datums/elements/art.dm b/code/datums/elements/art.dm
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..4a1e6a37f45
--- /dev/null
+++ b/code/datums/elements/art.dm
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+/datum/element/art
+	element_flags = ELEMENT_BESPOKE|ELEMENT_DETACH
+	id_arg_index = 2
+	var/impressiveness = 0
+
+/datum/element/art/Attach(datum/target, impress)
+	. = ..()
+	if(!isatom(target) || isarea(target))
+		return ELEMENT_INCOMPATIBLE
+	impressiveness = impress
+	RegisterSignal(target, COMSIG_PARENT_EXAMINE, .proc/on_examine)
+
+/datum/element/art/Detach(datum/target)
+	UnregisterSignal(target, COMSIG_PARENT_EXAMINE)
+	return ..()
+
+/datum/element/art/proc/apply_moodlet(atom/source, mob/user, impress)
+	SIGNAL_HANDLER
+
+	var/msg
+	switch(impress)
+		if(GREAT_ART to INFINITY)
+			SEND_SIGNAL(user, COMSIG_ADD_MOOD_EVENT, "artgreat", /datum/mood_event/artgreat)
+			msg = "What \a [pick("masterpiece", "chef-d'oeuvre")] [source.p_theyre()]. So [pick("trascended", "awe-inspiring", "bewitching", "impeccable")]!"
+		if (GOOD_ART to GREAT_ART)
+			SEND_SIGNAL(user, COMSIG_ADD_MOOD_EVENT, "artgood", /datum/mood_event/artgood)
+			msg = "[source.p_theyre(TRUE)] a [pick("respectable", "commendable", "laudable")] art piece, easy on the keen eye."
+		if (BAD_ART to GOOD_ART)
+			SEND_SIGNAL(user, COMSIG_ADD_MOOD_EVENT, "artok", /datum/mood_event/artok)
+			msg = "[source.p_theyre(TRUE)] fair to middling, enough to be called an \"art object\"."
+		if (0 to BAD_ART)
+			SEND_SIGNAL(user, COMSIG_ADD_MOOD_EVENT, "artbad", /datum/mood_event/artbad)
+			msg = "Wow, [source.p_they()] sucks."
+
+	user.visible_message("<span class='notice'>[user] stops and looks intently at [source].</span>", \
+						 "<span class='notice'>You appraise [source]... [msg]</span>")
+
+/datum/element/art/proc/on_examine(atom/source, mob/user, list/examine_texts)
+	SIGNAL_HANDLER
+
+	if(!INTERACTING_WITH(user, source))
+		INVOKE_ASYNC(src, .proc/appraise, source, user) //Do not sleep the proc.
+
+/datum/element/art/proc/appraise(atom/source, mob/user)
+	to_chat(user, "<span class='notice'>You start appraising [source]...</span>")
+	if(!do_after(user, 2 SECONDS, target = source))
+		return
+	var/mult = 1
+	if(isobj(source))
+		var/obj/art_piece = source
+		mult = art_piece.obj_integrity/art_piece.max_integrity
+
+	apply_moodlet(source, user, impressiveness * mult)
+
+/datum/element/art/rev
+
+/datum/element/art/rev/apply_moodlet(atom/source, mob/user, impress)
+	var/msg
+	if(user.mind?.has_antag_datum(/datum/antagonist/rev))
+		SEND_SIGNAL(user, COMSIG_ADD_MOOD_EVENT, "artgreat", /datum/mood_event/artgreat)
+		msg = "What \a [pick("masterpiece", "chef-d'oeuvre")] [source.p_theyre()]. So [pick("subversive", "revolutionary", "unitizing", "egalitarian")]!"
+		SEND_SIGNAL(user, COMSIG_ADD_MOOD_EVENT, "artbad", /datum/mood_event/artbad)
+		msg = "Wow, [source.p_they()] sucks."
+
+	user.visible_message("<span class='notice'>[user] stops to inspect [source].</span>", \
+						 "<span class='notice'>You appraise [source], inspecting the fine craftsmanship of the proletariat... [msg]</span>")
diff --git a/code/game/objects/items/crayons.dm b/code/game/objects/items/crayons.dm
index ddbea0b863c..60a2dbab5d8 100644
--- a/code/game/objects/items/crayons.dm
+++ b/code/game/objects/items/crayons.dm
@@ -411,9 +411,9 @@
 						return
 			C.add_hiddenprint(user)
 			if(istagger)
-				C.AddComponent(/datum/component/art, GOOD_ART)
+				C.AddElement(/datum/element/art, GOOD_ART)
 			else
-				C.AddComponent(/datum/component/art, BAD_ART)
+				C.AddElement(/datum/element/art, BAD_ART)
 
 	if(!instant)
 		to_chat(user, "<span class='notice'>You finish drawing \the [temp].</span>")
diff --git a/code/game/objects/items/weaponry.dm b/code/game/objects/items/weaponry.dm
index 78fe4e8035d..dd69f7cdf3d 100644
--- a/code/game/objects/items/weaponry.dm
+++ b/code/game/objects/items/weaponry.dm
@@ -536,7 +536,7 @@ for further reading, please see: https://github.com/tgstation/tgstation/pull/301
 
 /obj/item/statuebust/Initialize()
 	. = ..()
-	AddComponent(/datum/component/art, impressiveness)
+	AddElement(/datum/element/art, impressiveness)
 	INVOKE_ASYNC(src, /datum.proc/_AddComponent, list(/datum/component/beauty, 1000))
 
 /obj/item/statuebust/hippocratic
diff --git a/code/game/objects/structures/artstuff.dm b/code/game/objects/structures/artstuff.dm
index c058b4317b6..5425f0a01de 100644
--- a/code/game/objects/structures/artstuff.dm
+++ b/code/game/objects/structures/artstuff.dm
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@
 /obj/structure/sign/painting/Initialize(mapload, dir, building)
 	. = ..()
 	SSpersistence.painting_frames += src
-	AddComponent(/datum/component/art, 20)
+	AddElement(/datum/element/art, OK_ART)
 	if(dir)
 		setDir(dir)
 	if(building)
diff --git a/code/game/objects/structures/statues.dm b/code/game/objects/structures/statues.dm
index f73eeeeb76d..d3771a370bf 100644
--- a/code/game/objects/structures/statues.dm
+++ b/code/game/objects/structures/statues.dm
@@ -12,13 +12,13 @@
 	/// Beauty component mood modifier
 	var/impressiveness = 15
 	/// Art component subtype added to this statue
-	var/art_type = /datum/component/art
+	var/art_type = /datum/element/art
 	/// Abstract root type
 	var/abstract_type = /obj/structure/statue
 
 /obj/structure/statue/Initialize()
 	. = ..()
-	AddComponent(art_type, impressiveness)
+	AddElement(art_type, impressiveness)
 	INVOKE_ASYNC(src, /datum.proc/_AddComponent, list(/datum/component/beauty, impressiveness *  75))
 	AddComponent(/datum/component/simple_rotation, ROTATION_ALTCLICK | ROTATION_CLOCKWISE, CALLBACK(src, .proc/can_user_rotate), CALLBACK(src, .proc/can_be_rotated), null)
 
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@
 	name = "\improper Karl Marx bust"
 	desc = "A bust depicting a certain 19th century economist. You get the feeling a specter is haunting the station."
 	icon_state = "marx"
-	art_type = /datum/component/art/rev
+	art_type = /datum/element/art/rev
 
 ///////////Elder Atmosian///////////////////////////////////////////
 
diff --git a/code/modules/photography/photos/frame.dm b/code/modules/photography/photos/frame.dm
index f464754dd6e..f28ccb4120c 100644
--- a/code/modules/photography/photos/frame.dm
+++ b/code/modules/photography/photos/frame.dm
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@
 
 /obj/structure/sign/picture_frame/Initialize(mapload, dir, building)
 	. = ..()
-	AddComponent(/datum/component/art, 20)
+	AddElement(/datum/element/art, OK_ART)
 	LAZYADD(SSpersistence.photo_frames, src)
 	if(dir)
 		setDir(dir)
diff --git a/tgstation.dme b/tgstation.dme
index d6e9736b754..62f066bd1ea 100644
--- a/tgstation.dme
+++ b/tgstation.dme
@@ -423,7 +423,6 @@
 #include "code\datums\components\anti_magic.dm"
 #include "code\datums\components\areabound.dm"
 #include "code\datums\components\armor_plate.dm"
-#include "code\datums\components\art.dm"
 #include "code\datums\components\bane.dm"
 #include "code\datums\components\beauty.dm"
 #include "code\datums\components\beetlejuice.dm"
@@ -584,6 +583,7 @@
 #include "code\datums\diseases\advance\symptoms\weight.dm"
 #include "code\datums\diseases\advance\symptoms\youth.dm"
 #include "code\datums\elements\_element.dm"
+#include "code\datums\elements\art.dm"
 #include "code\datums\elements\bsa_blocker.dm"
 #include "code\datums\elements\cleaning.dm"
 #include "code\datums\elements\decal.dm"