You have to understand "art for art's sake". Read Whistler's "Ten o Clock" lecture. Whistler was a friend of Oscar's and some say had a stronger wit. Oscar Wil

You have to understand "art for art's sake". Read Whistler's "Ten o Clock" lecture. Whistler was a friend of Oscar's and some say had a stronger wit. Oscar Wilde: I wish I had said that. James McNeill Whistler: You will, Oscar, you will. Basically people want artists to make things that serve a narrative, or have a utilitarian function, but art does not have to justify its existence.