Sorry, I strongly disagree. Art doesn't have to be social, and it does not have to have an audience. The artist can produce a work of art for it's own sake. The

Sorry, I strongly disagree. Art doesn't have to be social, and it does not have to have an audience. The artist can produce a work of art for it's own sake. There is no social consequence or responsability. The artist doesn't even have control over his piece - so many critics have found different meanings where the author didn't mean to express anything in particular. So many prayers have been chanted alone, to build links between one's self and the spiritual world, with no one else listening.