I mean, art for art's sake is ridiculous. Art is for the sake of one's needs.
~ Carl Andre
Every time you work, you have to do it all over again, to rid yourself of this dross. I suppose for a person who is not an artist or not attempting art, it is not dross, because it is the common exchange of everyday life.
My art springs from my desire to have things in the world which would otherwise never be there.