Art exists as communication at it's very foundation.
In the past, a word or image was communicated to a relatively limited collective consciousness within regions, states, nations. This transfer of data, whether trivial or profound, required considerate amounts of time to reach new audiences outside the initial areas of transmission. What was once a city or state collective is now a functioning, ever-expanding global collective. Quite an evolutionary leap. The fulfillment of a person, whether faithful of soul or not, requires evolution on all fronts.