Chinese Tray

I've been thinking lots about the word "use" lately. For example, why did I have to buy that little Chinese tray that's too rusty for food, too buckled for a flowerpot and too small for basicly anything? What use is there of it?


One could ask the same question about the occupation I'll soon officially have. What use is there of art and artists? I know that you guys are a nice audience to ask this question :). But some might think differently. 


Lately I've understood that it's the uselessnes that's the point. That little rusty tray looks pretty to me and makes me happy - and those things are just a tiny bit of what art is capable of.