Burning Man is an event for people to have fun. Many people walk away feeling please that they attended. The event has grown to thousands of people attending. However, the main focus of the event is not to have fun necessarily, but it is to appreciate and learn about art. It is also defined as an event to expose your artwork to the public.
Instead of displaying the artwork in a stilted museum, publishing your artwork at this festival allows different types of artwork to be displayed that might not have been able to be included in a museum. It also defines humanity and gifting. There are several principles that are associated with Burning Man and gifting is one of them.