The artist is at the forefront of discovery. They jump into the unknown and make sense of it for the rest of us. There are humans out there far more capable at explaining what I mean by this.
There’s Pope John Paul II’s letter to artists here.
There’s Clinical Psychologist, Professor and Author, Jordan Peterson who talks about creativity here.
Then there are your own experiences of where you have come across something that amazes you. It could be all sorts of art.
Artists innovate because they are trying to make sense of the unknown and find common ground with their audience.
Everything that is created is innovation because it didn’t exist before it was created. Yes, it maybe similar to something that is already created but it’s not the same. It’s different, it’s new.