Ask Chaplin. (Michelangelo, Leonardo, etc)
Plato didn't read Kant :lol: (and the list goes on)
When one doesn't "know" and hasn't "seen" other sources of inspiration, then (if one is inspired) becomes a creator.
One can either create or just imitate. Crowds follow inspired originals I guess. ;)
My (tax deductible) 2c.