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[Ryo]

I  noticed this thought while looking at my captain of the guard: "He admired a completely sublime tastefully arranged Statue lately."

I saw this thought for the first time just now, and I thought...why is it tastefully arranged? His only statue is in his office, which is set out like this:

OO+OO  O = Wall
OTcSO  + = Door
OOOOO  T = Table
       c = Chair
       S = Statue

That hardly seems tastefully arranged, but it could have been another statue somewhere around the fortress. So, does anyone know what makes the statue tastefully arranged?

[Doppel]

I don't know, does it need an architect to place said statues? (i guess not though)
Maybe it just relates to the quality of the statue in question.
Maybe he's of the opinion its tastefully arranged because the statue is situated in his room? (and has much oportunity to marvel at it), actually i think thats the most plausible answer, whenever a dwarf has much oportunity to look at a nicely made statue or something similar he expresses that with "tastefully arranged".
Or maybe he just appreciates that said statue isn't blocking any prefered walking route (freestanding).

[Nesoo]

Or maybe he just appreciates that said statue isn't blocking any prefered walking route (freestanding).

Something like this would be my guess. At least in the 2D version (and presumably in the 3D as well) statues that were up against a wall would block that wall, so it wasn't counted in the room value, for example. The corollary, of course, is that a statue up against a wall can't be viewed from all sides, so it's not well placed

Ok, total shot in the dark there, but it makes sense to me

[Deon]

I think it's generated by the statue's value only, no shamanism here please =).

[Neoskel]

I think it's generated by the statue's value only, no shamanism here please =).

You mean no Feng Shui right  .

[Ryven]

It's not the one in his room. Notice it doesn't say "He admired own..."

"Tastefully arranged" statues are in statue gardens.

[Deon]

Yeah, maybe Ryven is right. I rarely make statue gardens so I don't remember this thought, this may be the cause.

[Doppel]

It's not the one in his room. Notice it doesn't say "He admired own..."

"Tastefully arranged" statues are in statue gardens.

Good point, so how is it in his office then? Or statues don't have the "own" prefix, i think i remember having an artifact grate built in one of my nobles room and i don't remember him ever admiring "own" grate. I'm entirely not sure though.

[Stromko]

A tastefully arranged statue is accessible from all sides. If they say "admired a completely sublime, tastefully arranged statue", the first part has to do with the value of the statue itself. A poorly made platinum statue will suffice.

[Eater of Vermin]

Hmmm...  I know I've seen the same thought by dwarves in my current fortress (Snakepainted), which doesn't have any statue gardens. 

The majority of statues are lining both sides of the Grand Thoroughfare, alternating with communal coffins.  You know, coffin - statue - coffin - statue - door - statue - coffin - etc, etc.  A couple have combined both functions: they're obsidianised dwarves. 
 
There may be one or two statues that are accessible from 7 sides but there's definitely none that are viewable from all 8.

[Nesoo]

Coffin tiles are walkable, so they shouldn't count against viewable sides. That doesn't really help if those statues are up against the walls, however.