Wollheim fails to either explicate the nature of a creative process or the manner by which we can reconstruct them. He fails to adequately respond to the first objection that it is impossible to recreate the creative process absent the fortunate circumstances of either being the artist (in which case interpretation would be unnecessary) or being privy to the artists process. Absent these extremely rare exceptions, I would maintain that it is impossible to recreate the creative process, but mainly because I am not presented with a definition, of any kind, of a creative process. Is it the mental thoughts while creating a piece? Maybe it is simply the mechanical operations of the artist's limbs while painting...etc...
Wollheim's thesis fails due to insufficient evidence.
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