So i did that and the powers that be thought it would be good that a record accompany it. They actually just suggested a compilation of my work, but my total work is so disparate that when I suggested a compilation of love songs would make for a very good idea, they gave the go ahead.
It costs so much to promote something these days that almost always safety is the preferred option, reference back to things which have been successful in the past. Also, people are simply not given the time to develop and find themselves and their audience as we were.
Actually I think Art lies in both directions - the broad strokes, big picture but on the other hand the minute examination of the apparently mundane. Seeing the whole world in a grain of sand, that kind of thing.