Everyone wants to understand painting. Why is there no attempt to understand the song of the birds?

Quote by Pablo Picasso

Topics: Art Quotes, Painting Quotes

Every act of creation is first an act of destruction.

Every act of creation is first an act of destruction.

Painting is a blind man's profession. He paints not what he sees, but what he...

Painting is a blind man's profession. He paints not what he sees, but what he...

There are painters who transform the sun to a yellow spot, but there are others...

There are painters who transform the sun to a yellow spot, but there are others...

The hidden harmony is better than the obvious.

The hidden harmony is better than the obvious.

Sculpture is the art of the intelligence.

Sculpture is the art of the intelligence.

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?...

For me there are only two type of women: goddesses and doormats.

For me there are only two type of women: goddesses and doormats.

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

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

The world today doesn't make sense, so why should I paint pictures that do?

The world today doesn't make sense, so why should I paint pictures that do?

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...

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...

Art is the elimination of the unnecessary

Art is the elimination of the unnecessary

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...

Give me a museum and I'll fill it.

Give me a museum and I'll fill it.

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...

Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once we...

Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once we...

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

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

Art is a lie that makes us realize truth.

Art is a lie that makes us realize truth.

Art not only imitates nature, but also completes its deficiencies.

Art not only imitates nature, but also completes its deficiencies.

The beginning is the most important part of the work.

The beginning is the most important part of the work.

Life is not a problem to be solved, but a reality to be experienced.

Life is not a problem to be solved, but a reality to be experienced.