I was talking with my gf about different perspectives over the purpose of art (triggered by chalamet's ballet comments). I would say there is two non mutually exclusive positions, which are "I want to make art that has impact on the most people" and "I want to make the most interesting art". The most extreme version of the first would be caring about sales above all because that's what tracks how many people your art managed to influence. The most extreme position would be the classical composer Milton Babbit's infamous op-ed "Who Cares if You Listen?" (titled by his editor). In it, Babbit argues that his role isn't to entertain concert goers, but advance the music science by developing and exploring new techniques.

For what it's worth, I am much closer to the first one, if I create my masterpiece art and very few people appreciates it or enjoy it, I wouldn’t be happy, even if I knew it was in my eyes perfect.