Art is the lie that enables us to realize the truth

Quote by Pablo Picasso

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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...

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...

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...

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...

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

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

Love is the greatest refreshment in life

Love is the greatest refreshment in life

Art is the elimination of the unnecessary

Art is the elimination of the unnecessary

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...

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....

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 am always doing that which I cannot do, in order that I may Learn...

I am always doing that which I cannot do, in order that I may Learn...

Is there anything more dangerous than sympathetic understanding?

Is there anything more dangerous than sympathetic understanding?

Youth has no age.

Youth has no age.

I'd like to live like a poor man with lots of money.

I'd like to live like a poor man with lots of money.

Youth has no age.

Youth has no age.

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

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

The purpose of art is washing the dust of daily life off our souls.

The purpose of art is washing the dust of daily life off our souls.

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.

If all the ways I have been along were marked on a map and joined...

If all the ways I have been along were marked on a map and joined...

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...