It is a question that has been determined over and over again to have no answer. Some say not, but others see it as the desperate attempt for the Dadaist to understand, adapt and cope with the Industrial Revolution and what it did to society. In his book, Art, L.Ron. Hubbard tells us in the first chapter, that indeed, he has an answer to this question of questions. He relays this answer promptly and repetetively.
Art is communication.
Hubbard tells us this one thing in numerous ways, numerous times. Art is unsuccessful when it does not communicate its message clearly to the largest number of people. This is a curious and fascinating concept to be telling supposed creative people. Many of the worlds greatest artists did not create their master works in order to talk to the masses. Van Gogh was painting his colorful, fractured landscapes as a reflection of his own tortured soul.