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In my dealings with artists across the country, most..probably all but one...are more into the aesthetics of their craft. The one exception is an artist friend in California who teaches college anatomy as it pertains to drawing the human body. Part of his courses involves 'escorche', where students must build a scaled down human from the skeleton outward.
I will say, though, that the artists I've met and befriended through the years are among the most intelligent people I've known, but, like any other profession or craft, there are flakes and there are geniuses.
DaVinci, inarguably, was a genius...I just somehow feel the scrutiny applied to his art is imbalanced against his innovations and notes and wonder if somehow the researchers feel they can figure out his mental process by scrutinizing his paintings or what they're trying to find.
I mention Rembrandt as a form of reference-his work is genius, but I don't know that he was an innovator or inventor outside of his artistry. Personally, I'm a Vermeer fan.
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