I have a horror of people who speak about the beautiful. What is the beautiful? One must speak of problems in painting!

Quote by Pablo Picasso

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Every act of creation is first an act of destruction.

Every act of creation is first an act of destruction.

Every act of creation is first an act of destruction.

Every act of creation is first an act of destruction.

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 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...

To draw you must close your eyes and sing.

To draw you must close your eyes and sing.

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.

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....

You have to have an idea of what you are going to do, but it...

You have to have an idea of what you are going to do, but it...

Art is a lie that makes us realize truth.

Art is a lie that makes us realize truth.

I should like to live like a poor man, with a great deal of money.

I should like to live like a poor man, with a great deal of money.

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 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.

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...

Love is the greatest refreshment in life.

Love is the greatest refreshment in life.

What is a face, really? Its own photo? Its make-up? Or is it a face...

What is a face, really? Its own photo? Its make-up? Or is it a face...

He can who thinks he can, and he can't who thinks he can't. This is...

He can who thinks he can, and he can't who thinks he can't. This is...

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 man's nature; nature is God's art

Art is man's nature; nature is God's art

Art is either plagiarism or revolution.

Art is either plagiarism or revolution.

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,...