Painter and Viewer

The relationship between the painter and viewer is inevitably but not crucial. Should the painter compromise creativity, style, subject matter, etc. to please the viewer? Or should the painter focus on the importance of the movement, take risks and allow the viewer to enter the uncommon? This is why taking risks to advance the movement is important. The artist is the master and without taking risks they will not achieve this status. If all the artist wants to achieve is to please the viewer, no progression will take place and therefore the artist will fail. The challenge is to advance the progression and to please the viewer without compromising. For some, compromising would be considered "selling out."