i believe the PURPOSE of the artist is to keep the creative process alive. as the field of medicine would not exist without its practitioners, the creative process would not exist without the artist.
FOR THE ARTIST, THE PRODUCTION OF THE WORK IS THERAPY. THE WORK ONLY BECOMES ART WHEN IT HAS AN EFFECT ON ANOTHER.
I use street imagery as a point of departure. the street has become my teacher. we share the same creative process.