I begin with an idea and then it becomes something else.

Quote by Pablo Picasso

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Every act of creation is first of all an act of destruction.

Every act of creation is first of all an act of destruction.

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

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

The chief enemy of creativity is good sense.

The chief enemy of creativity is good sense.

If there were only one truth, you couldn't paint a hundred canvases on the same...

If there were only one truth, you couldn't paint a hundred canvases on the same...

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...

Is there anything more dangerous than sympathetic understanding?

Is there anything more dangerous than sympathetic understanding?

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?

There are painters that can change the sun into a yellow blot, but there are...

There are painters that can change the sun into a yellow blot, but there are...

There is no abstract art. You must always start with something. Afterward you can remove...

There is no abstract art. You must always start with something. Afterward you can remove...

To make oneself hated is more difficult than to make oneself loved.

To make oneself hated is more difficult than to make oneself loved.

Drink to me.

Why do you try to understand art? Do you try to understand the song of...

Why do you try to understand art? Do you try to understand the song of...

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,...

Love is the greatest refreshment in life

Love is the greatest refreshment in life

Some painters transform the sun into a yellow spot, others transform a yellow spot into...

Some painters transform the sun into a yellow spot, others transform a yellow spot into...

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

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

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.

Time, the subtle thief of youth

Time, the subtle thief of youth

The young have aspirations that never come to pass, the old have reminiscences of what...

The young have aspirations that never come to pass, the old have reminiscences of what...