In the final analysis, a drawing simply is no longer a drawing, no matter how self-sufficient its execution may be. It is a symbol, and the more profoundly the imaginary lines of projection meet higher dimensions, the better.

Quote by Paul Klee

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There are not more than five primary colors (blue, yellow, red, white, and black), yet...

There are not more than five primary colors (blue, yellow, red, white, and black), yet...

A drawing is simply a line going for a walk.

A drawing is simply a line going for a walk.

A line is a dot that went for a walk.

A line is a dot that went for a walk.

Nature is garrulous to the point of confusion, let the artist be truly taciturn.

Nature is garrulous to the point of confusion, let the artist be truly taciturn.

To emphasize only the beautiful seems to me to be like a mathematical system that...

To emphasize only the beautiful seems to me to be like a mathematical system that...

A single day is enough to make us a little larger or, another time, a...

A single day is enough to make us a little larger or, another time, a...

A line is a dot that went for a walk.

A line is a dot that went for a walk.

A single day is enough to make us a little larger or, another time, a...

A single day is enough to make us a little larger or, another time, a...

Color possesses me. I don't have to pursue it. It will possess me always, I...

Color possesses me. I don't have to pursue it. It will possess me always, I...

One eye sees, the other feels.

One eye sees, the other feels.

Beauty is as relative as light and dark. Thus, there exists no beautiful woman, none...

Beauty is as relative as light and dark. Thus, there exists no beautiful woman, none...

The painter should not paint what he sees, but what will be seen.

The painter should not paint what he sees, but what will be seen.

The worst state of affairs is when science begins to concern itself with art.

The worst state of affairs is when science begins to concern itself with art.

One does not lash hat lies at a distance. The foibles that we ridicule must...

One does not lash hat lies at a distance. The foibles that we ridicule must...

He has found his style, when he cannot do otherwise.

He has found his style, when he cannot do otherwise.

Art does not reproduce what we see; rather, it makes us see.

Art does not reproduce what we see; rather, it makes us see.

Everything vanishes around me, and works are born as if out of the void. Ripe,...

Everything vanishes around me, and works are born as if out of the void. Ripe,...

When looking at any significant work of art, remember that a more significant one probably...

When looking at any significant work of art, remember that a more significant one probably...

The art of mastering life is the prerequisite for all further forms of expression, whether...

The art of mastering life is the prerequisite for all further forms of expression, whether...