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

Quote by Pablo Picasso

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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...

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

Art is the lie that enables us to realize the 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.

Art is the elimination of the unnecessary

Art is the elimination of the unnecessary

Everything is a miracle. It is a miracle that one does not dissolve in one's...

Everything is a miracle. It is a miracle that one does not dissolve in one's...

It takes a long time to grow young.

It takes a long time to grow young.

My mother said to me, If you are a soldier, you will become a general....

My mother said to me, If you are a soldier, you will become a general....

The hidden harmony is better than the obvious.

The hidden harmony is better than the obvious.

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...

It takes a long time to become young.

It takes a long time to become young.

Art is not the application of a canon of beauty but what the instinct and...

Art is not the application of a canon of beauty but what the instinct and...

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....

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?

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?

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

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

The genius of Einstein leads to Hiroshima.

The genius of Einstein leads to Hiroshima.

Who sees the human face correctly: the photographer, the mirror, or the painter?

Who sees the human face correctly: the photographer, the mirror, or the painter?

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...

Is there anything more dangerous than sympathetic understanding?

Is there anything more dangerous than sympathetic understanding?

What might be taken for a precocious genius is the genius of childhood. When the...

What might be taken for a precocious genius is the genius of childhood. When the...