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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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.

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...

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,...

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...

A drawing is simply a line going for a walk.

A drawing is simply a line going for a walk.

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.

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

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

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...

Children also have artistic ability, and there is wisdom in there having it! The more...

Children also have artistic ability, and there is wisdom in there having it! The more...

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.

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...

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

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

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...

One eye sees, the other feels.

One eye sees, the other feels.

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...

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.