Art Quote by Bridget Riley

An artist cannot fail; it is a success to be one.

— Charles Horton Cooley

To be an artist is to fail, as no other dare to fail... failure is his world and the shrink from it desertion

— Marcel Proust

“Whenever an artist becomes dominated by his own ignorance, his art loses value, for it is only the professional artist that can be humble…

— Robin Sacredfire

I believe that a truly valuable artist must be an artist who realizes the impossibility of his task -and then continues to do it.

— Keith Jarrett

Artists know failure. It is not tragic that they know failure; it is only tragic if they know failure and little else...

— Eric Maisel

At times failure is very necessary for the artist. It reminds him that failure is not the ultimate disaster. And this reminder liberates him…

— John Berger

He who is discouraged after a failure is not a real artist.

— Auguste Rodin

There is no such thing as failure for an artist, unless failure is the refusal to attempt, the unwillingness to dream.

— Laurence Overmire

What an artist does, is fail. Any reading of the literature, (I mean the literature of artistic creation), however summary, will persuade you instantly…

— Donald Barthelme

It is an error common to many artists, who strive merely to avoid mistakes, when all our efforts should be to create positive and…

— Edward Steichen

To be an artist is to fail, as no other dare fail, that failure is his world and the shrink from desertion, art and…

— Samuel Beckett

All the mistakes committed by artists are due to their having separated themselves from truth, believing that their imagination is stronger. There is nothing…

— Joaquin Sorolla