i think of art as a selfish pursuit. as an artist, your role is innately subjective yet the mark you leave on this world is inherently direct. some have claimed that art (and the analysis of it) is the only escape to the instant gratifications sold by modern day technology. but at its core, you're selling your subjective views for the common commodity of attention. so it's really not all that noble and glamorous. but in spite of that i think art matters. it's the curve you design onto a robot, the bold colors you assign to a brand, or the interactions you engineer into a website. and b/c of its impacts, i think art should be done intentionally and responsibly. though i'm struggling to define what that means.