The belief that all art aims at beauty is held below the artist’s conscious awareness.
When you go to paint, use your eyes not your ears. Emotions call our attention to important aspects of a situation that we otherwise might not have consciously noted.
The very perception of what art really is has been lost. There is something about being in the presence of silly art that elevates you.
Leo Tolstoy, "What Is Art ?"
Art is doing what's best for you, not for hypocrites living in a bubble.