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

An idea is a point of departure and no more. As soon as you elaborate...

An idea is a point of departure and no more. As soon as you elaborate...

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...

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

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

Work is a necessity for man. Man invented the alarm clock.

Work is a necessity for man. Man invented the alarm clock.

Art is a lie that makes us realize truth.

Art is a lie that makes us realize truth.

Art washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life.

Art washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life.

Accidents, try to change them -- it's impossible. The accidental reveals man.

Accidents, try to change them -- it's impossible. The accidental reveals man.

Youth has no age.

Youth has no age.

Inspiration exists, but it has to find us working.

Inspiration exists, but it has to find us working.

Art is the elimination of the unnecessary

Art is the elimination of the unnecessary

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

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

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...

To draw you must close your eyes and sing.

To draw you must close your eyes and sing.

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...

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?...

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...

The hidden harmony is better than the obvious.

The hidden harmony is better than the obvious.

The artist is a receptacle for emotions that come from all over the place: from...

The artist is a receptacle for emotions that come from all over the place: from...

To make us feel small in the right way is a function of art; men...

To make us feel small in the right way is a function of art; men...

The artist belongs to his work, not the work to the artist.

The artist belongs to his work, not the work to the artist.