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Re: a 'successful' artist
From people's talk and media coverage, I have the impression that an artist or work of art is considered 'successful' if the revenues provide for a level of income that is sufficient to lead a materially pleasant life or at least the continuation of art-making, free of material worries.
Thinking about it, I myself am, in theory, more in line with Champ's and Andrea's point of 'reaching the hearts and minds of the audience'. Nonetheless, in everyday talk, I'd most probably be caught employing the phrase 'successful artist' in a manner outlined in the first paragraph.
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