Success for an artist is completed work. Very successful artists complete a lot of work. It's that simple.
Paul RussoObsessive devotion to creating can spark that which is called 'genius.' Smarter or more gifted? The 'madness' is the insatiable drive to discover, achieve and create. Monomania can develop into 'genius,' as the individual delves deeper into the process leaving normal parameters behind.
Paul RussoThere must not be a canon of orthodoxy where art is judged and measured. The culture cannot move forward with our heads turned backwards.
Paul Russo