Is it okay to make art that means nothing?

Two pieces of paper torn from a magazine, back to back pages. I quickly assembled them, laying the torn pieces atop one another.

The image means nothing and it would have stayed that way, but I tore the image of a hand. The hand injects a person into what was originally planned to be completely abstract. And someone is gonna wonder “why did she do that?” I was just playing around.

Did you commit to any playful creativity today?

Collage by Heather Polk, “What is Taboo? 2.2.2026”, 2026, Acrylic paint & torn magazine pages on watercolor paper, 8 in x 8 in