@maxim with regard to artists in the broader sense, I always think of the art as artifacts. And the process of creation the real “art” itself (the way, as you call it). The artifacts, complete or not, are just evidence of a creative time, left behind for others.
@maxim I think this is the root of the cliche of game devs always starting new projects, never finishing old ones. It’s not necessarily a failure to complete. It’s just the nomadic mind, moving on, but still adhering to “the way”.