Are we to paint what's on the face, what's inside the face, or what's behind it?

Quote by Pablo Picasso

Topics: Art Quotes, Painting Quotes

To copy others is necessary, but to copy oneself is pathetic.

To copy others is necessary, but to copy oneself is pathetic.

You mustn't always believe what I say. Questions tempt you to tell lies, particularly when...

You mustn't always believe what I say. Questions tempt you to tell lies, particularly when...

Youth has no age.

Youth has no age.

The older you get the stronger the wind gets - and it's always in your...

The older you get the stronger the wind gets - and it's always in your...

As far as I am concerned, a painting speaks for itself. What is the use...

As far as I am concerned, a painting speaks for itself. What is the use...

Every act of creation is first of all an act of destruction.

Every act of creation is first of all an act of destruction.

Only put off until tomorrow what you are willing to die having left undone.

Only put off until tomorrow what you are willing to die having left undone.

There are painters who transform the sun to a yellow spot, but there are others...

There are painters who transform the sun to a yellow spot, but there are others...

Every act of creation is first an act of destruction.

Every act of creation is first an act of destruction.

The world today doesn't make sense, so why should I paint pictures that do?

The world today doesn't make sense, so why should I paint pictures that do?

It takes a long time to become young.

It takes a long time to become young.

Why do two colors, put one next to the other, sing? Can one really explain...

Why do two colors, put one next to the other, sing? Can one really explain...

If only we could pull out our brain and use only our eyes.

If only we could pull out our brain and use only our eyes.

Art is a lie that makes us realize truth.

Art is a lie that makes us realize truth.

One must act in painting as in life, directly.

One must act in painting as in life, directly.

Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once we...

Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once we...

It takes a long time to become young.

It takes a long time to become young.

Painting is just another way of keeping a diary.

Painting is just another way of keeping a diary.

I experience a period of frightening clarity in those moments when nature is so beautiful....

I experience a period of frightening clarity in those moments when nature is so beautiful....

A painting is like a man. If you can live without it, then there isn't...

A painting is like a man. If you can live without it, then there isn't...