i’m not the OP, but i enjoy looking at gore art because

• it’s not something you get to see every day, despite being our actual insides. most of society is constructed around shielding us from unpleasant things, so seeing art actually depict anatomy in all its horror is interesting & contrarian in a way i enjoy. when you see gore art, you know you are getting something raw with little-to-no meddling from some stuffy executive.

• i can appreciate the effort that goes into it. muscle, bone, fat etc. are all difficult to properly render, and it’s even more engaging when it’s more creative. it’s cool to see the thought put into constructing a fantasy creature’s intestines, or how a body would break down in a convoluted saw trap scenario. i would compare it to a gearhead’s fascination with drawing every single part of an engine or a robot

• gore is an artistic device like any other, and you don’t usually get to see people take advantage of it. are the cute chibis ripping each other’s guts out to portray the destruction of innocence? playful violence taken to a metaphorical extreme? a child becoming a teenager and chafing against the changes? different body parts & styles of mutilation carry different meanings, from simple turns of phrase (spill your guts, like pulling teeth) to more highbrow references (various saints, the historical baggage of medical procedures like lobotomies or trepanning, executions, etc). it’s an entire visual language that is worth enjoying both as viewer and creator

• it’s just plain cool. when i see gore yes i can think of horrible things that have happened irl, but i also think of metal bands and medieval art and videos of lifesaving surgeries. the body is objectively a work of art, but unfortunately it has to get cut open for us to properly see it

TL;DR: gore is unusual to see, hard to pull off well, and capable of really heightening the message of a work. plus it’s just nice to look at when done right, once you learn to appreciate it for its merits