The way an artist works is his/her process:
proc·ess·es: 1. A series of actions, changes, or functions bringing about a result. Go to tryharderblogspot, look at ARt in America, examine what is going on in MFA programs and so much of what is produced is heavily based on theory: Benjamin, Baudelaire, etc. which is fine with me. I read and examined that stuff while in school too, but what gives? The work still needs to be good...I feel that a lot of artists especially early on, use theory as a crutch. "So... I have this super heady Art theory from the late 1890's, throw in some art speak jargon and then paste up some cut up strips of foam, mannequin parts, and a looped sound piece." That to me is not Art. There still needs to be the skill of the Artist involved. Painters, photographers, graphic designers, filmmakers, remember: "You can't polish a turd."
