The intensity drives one to make art, sends one past a "breaking point." In this way, art is a very personal and perhaps not at all altruistic practice. That said, art can have a profound impact on the life of others. I, for example, can claim to have an enriched life because of your work, from your videos to this question page. Should a desire to please or benefit others ever enter the equation in an artistic venture, in your opinion?
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