These days I broadcast a question that seemed to come randomly into my head. It’s the question from the title.

I’ve got some interesting answers so far:

• “It’s a way to communicate beyond spoken language, and the conscious mind.”

• “A release.”

• “Why does one dream? Art is a stimulant we all are able and ready to make, when we dream it is only easier than when we stare into a canvas, or a heap of steal or clay. It is a drug, an opiate for the masses to wake up and shake the disease of what ever it is they feel they are stuck to. It is an eye opener to the blinded and departed. I make art for you to experience something new and exciting, take what I have given you, and evolve the frequency to fit your desires… And so on, its an infinite thing with marvelous proportions.”

• “This was a very complex question I must say! But I think the need to create is something that has always been a part of the human mind. For artists art is a way of expression, their voice in a sense. Why people consume art? Well, for some it might be just for the pure pleasure of looking at something beautiful or interesting. In cases of looking at older art, it might be to understand history better. Art is our most clear representation of older history, since written sources in many cases are sparse. But again, this question is very complex, and a multitude of answers can be given. Art is in many ways extremely subjective, and so is the answers possible.”

What is your opinion about this matter?