“A successful artist is inspired by his muse, and his muse is inspired by the payment of a commission.” ArtistSuccessfulInspiredMusePaymentSuccessful Artists Author:Robert Breault
“One does not have to be a philosopher to be a successful artist, but he does have to be an artist to be a successful philosopher. His nature is to view the world in an unpredictable albeit useful light.” WorldDoeLightArtistViewsSuccessfulPhilosopherUnpredictableSuccessful Artists Book:Killosophy Source: Killosophy
“What an artist does, is fail. Any reading of the literature, (I mean the literature of artistic creation), however summary, will persuade you instantly that the paradigmatic artistic experience is that of failure. The actualization fails to meet, equal, the intuition. There is something "out there" which cannot be brought "here". This is standard. I don't mean bad artists, I mean good artists. There is no such thing as a "successful artist" (except, of course, in worldly terms).” MeanDoeArtArtistCoursesReadingLiteratureTermSuccessfulFailingCreationEqualStandardsIntuitionArtisticWorldlyGood ArtSummaryGood ArtistActualizationArtistic CreationSuccessful Artists Author:Donald Barthelme
“Success for an artist is completed work. Very successful artists complete a lot of work. It's that simple.” ArtistSimpleSuccessfulWorking ItSuccessful ArtistsCompleted Work Author:Paul Russo