What is the philosophical significance of the act of creating (of art, of people, etc.)?

I was listening to a podcast about Mary Shelley as an introduction to the concept of Romanticism and I found myself puzzling about the connection between creation and the human act of love and procreation. I've heard of the philosophical idea of the 'death drive' (by Freud, as I understand it), and I think I can understand the philosophical impact of the meaning of death in human existence, but I have never come across consideration of the act of creation. I imagine the act of love as being as philosophically significant as that of death, because life is inherently tied to death, but besides the Romanticist notion that putting a part of yourself into something 'eternalizes' it (in a way), I've never found a satisfying philosophical significance of creation. Any thoughts?<br><br>tl;dr: how should I think philosophically about the meaning of creating things?<br><br>EDIT: I apologize for the vagueness of this post. Thank you for the thoughtful responses :)