That's a beautiful way to see it. 😊
I think everyone finds value in art differently. For me, the value already exists in the work itself—the persistence is just the ticket to bring it into the world.
After spending a lot of time searching for assets and ending up with mixed style and mixed quality models, I do my 2D and 3D assets myself for years now. But I don't suffer - it's one of the things I love the most about making games . I only use public domain assets for music - I have no talent at all with music. And sometimes I use actually famous public domain art - like real baroque paintings for my baroque game (Building baroque).