Art is the lie that enables us to realize the truth.

Quote by Pablo Picasso

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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...

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

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

They ought to put out the eyes of painters as they do goldfinches in order...

They ought to put out the eyes of painters as they do goldfinches in order...

The chief enemy of creativity is good sense.

The chief enemy of creativity is good sense.

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...

I do not seek. I find.

I do not seek. I find.

Sculpture is the art of the intelligence.

Sculpture is the art of the intelligence.

I don't own any of my own paintings because a Picasso original costs several thousand...

I don't own any of my own paintings because a Picasso original costs several thousand...

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...

The more technique you have, the less you have to worry about it. The more...

The more technique you have, the less you have to worry about it. The more...

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?...

When I was a child, my mother said to me, 'If you become a soldier,...

When I was a child, my mother said to me, 'If you become a soldier,...

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...

Art is the lie that enables us to realize the truth

Art is the lie that enables us to realize the truth

When you start with a portrait and search for a pure form, a clear volume,...

When you start with a portrait and search for a pure form, a clear volume,...

Bad artists copy. Good artists steal.

Bad artists copy. Good artists steal.

You have to have an idea of what you are going to do, but it...

You have to have an idea of what you are going to do, but it...

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

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

Ideas aren't real estate, they grow collectively and that knocks out the egotistical loneliness that...

Ideas aren't real estate, they grow collectively and that knocks out the egotistical loneliness that...

The art of art, the glory of expression and the sunshine of the light of...

The art of art, the glory of expression and the sunshine of the light of...

An amateur is someone who supports himself with outside jobs which enable him to paint....

An amateur is someone who supports himself with outside jobs which enable him to paint....