I have not said that man has no material needs. What I have said is that man is not driven merely by material needs. The saying 'the pen is mightier than the sword' ilustrates the complete difference between man and beasts. Ideas, thoughts drive man's actions as much as material things. Abstract terms such as freedom resound even more strongly in their hearts than the desire for material things and often drive them to risk their lives for it.
Further, man is the only creature which has art. This is a totally non-material activity which in no way has any basis on material needs but shows man's innate need to nourish the spirit as much as the body.
No, what you said was, and I quote:
are not driven by their material nature,
So, not only are you wrong, you're trying to weasel away from what you said.
The saying 'the pen is mightier than the sword' ilustrates the complete difference between man and beasts.
Yes, men build pens to keep animals in for later consumption, and use swords on each other. Animals just use their teeth and claws where opportunity permits, since they lack the evolutionary history that forced man to become a tool user.
What's your point?
1) To sell. (ie make money, to buy food, shelter, clothing, time share condos, girlfriends, etc)
2) Social recognition (which is another pathway to food, shelter, girlfriend's pants, etc)
The "artist" that creates, but doesn't show it to anyone, has a mental disorder not conducive to survival.