Necessity

I believe that art is a necessity just as much as plumbers or heart surgeons or teachers. I guess it comes down to our meaning of existence (which I have no answer to). We are constantly striving for something- more, better, best. I think art satisfies our longing for conversation, it satisfies a need for a strong connection to something- acts as a mirror of society. History texts can be changed with the times, but often the arts- literature, music, visual/ performance arts- are the true testament of the times.
Personally I make art because I want to make conversations. Art often opens up doors to personal, theoretical and historical connotations and everyone will have different views. Without debate and conversation we are society at loss.