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

One never knows what one is going to do. One starts a painting and then...

One never knows what one is going to do. One starts a painting and then...

When you come right down to it all you have is yourself. The sun is...

When you come right down to it all you have is yourself. The sun is...

It is your work in life that is the ultimate seduction.

It is your work in life that is the ultimate seduction.

There is no abstract art. You must always start with something. Afterward you can remove...

There is no abstract art. You must always start with something. Afterward you can remove...

Painting is just another way of keeping a diary.

Painting is just another way of keeping a diary.

I should like to live like a poor man, with a great deal of money.

I should like to live like a poor man, with a great deal of money.

I have a horror of people who speak about the beautiful. What is the beautiful?...

I have a horror of people who speak about the beautiful. What is the beautiful?...

What do you think an artist is? An imbecile who has only his eyes if...

What do you think an artist is? An imbecile who has only his eyes if...

A baby will make love stronger, days shorter, nights longer, bankroll smaller, home happier, clothes...

A baby will make love stronger, days shorter, nights longer, bankroll smaller, home happier, clothes...

Sculpture is the best comment that a painter can make on painting.

Sculpture is the best comment that a painter can make on painting.

God is really only another artist. He invented the giraffe, the elephant, and the cat....

God is really only another artist. He invented the giraffe, the elephant, and the cat....

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...

Others have seen what is and asked why. I have seen what could be and...

Others have seen what is and asked why. I have seen what could be and...

Computers are useless. They can only give you answers.

Computers are useless. They can only give you answers.

Colors, like features, follow the changes of the emotions.

Colors, like features, follow the changes of the emotions.

Some painters transform the sun into a yellow spot; others transform a yellow spot into...

Some painters transform the sun into a yellow spot; others transform a yellow spot into...

To make oneself hated is more difficult than to make oneself loved.

To make oneself hated is more difficult than to make oneself loved.

The people who make art their business are mostly imposters.

The people who make art their business are mostly imposters.

The task of art today is to bring chaos into order.

The task of art today is to bring chaos into order.

Only when he no longer knows what he is doing does the painter do good...

Only when he no longer knows what he is doing does the painter do good...

I would be a billionaire if I was looking to be a selfish boss. That's...

I would be a billionaire if I was looking to be a selfish boss. That's...