As far as I am concerned, a painting speaks for itself. What is the use of giving explanations, when all is said and done? A painter has only one language.

Quote by Pablo Picasso

Topics: Artists Quotes

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

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

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.

Art is a lie that makes us realize truth.

Art is a lie that makes us realize truth.

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

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

Well, youth is the period of assumed personalities and disguises. It is the time of...

Well, youth is the period of assumed personalities and disguises. It is the time of...

Art is a lie that makes us realize truth.

Art is a lie that makes us realize truth.

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...

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...

We must not discriminate between things. Where things are concerned there are no class distinctions....

We must not discriminate between things. Where things are concerned there are no class distinctions....

Action is the foundational key to all success.

Action is the foundational key to all success.

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,...

Art is the lie that enables us to realize the truth

Art is the lie that enables us to realize the truth

Bad artists copy. Good artists steal.

Bad artists copy. Good artists steal.

Beauty?...To me it is a word without sense because I do not know where its...

Beauty?...To me it is a word without sense because I do not know where its...

Never permit a dichotomy to rule your life, a dichotomy in which you hate what...

Never permit a dichotomy to rule your life, a dichotomy in which you hate what...

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

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

It took me four years to paint like Raphael, but a lifetime to paint like...

It took me four years to paint like Raphael, but a lifetime to paint like...

Art consists of limitation. The most beautiful part of every picture is the frame.

Art consists of limitation. The most beautiful part of every picture is the frame.

What art offers is space - a certain breathing room for the spirit.

What art offers is space - a certain breathing room for the spirit.

Man will begin to recover the moment he takes art as seriously as physics, chemistry...

Man will begin to recover the moment he takes art as seriously as physics, chemistry...