One must act in painting as in life, directly.

Quote by Pablo Picasso

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

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

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,...

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...

To finish a work? To finish a picture? What nonsense! To finish it means to...

To finish a work? To finish a picture? What nonsense! To finish it means to...

The people who make art their business are mostly imposters.

The people who make art their business are mostly imposters.

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...

For me there are only two type of women: goddesses and doormats.

For me there are only two type of women: goddesses and doormats.

I have a horror of people who speak about the beautiful. What is the beautiful?...

I have a horror of people who speak about the beautiful. What is the beautiful?...

You mustn't always believe what I say. Questions tempt you to tell lies, particularly when...

You mustn't always believe what I say. Questions tempt you to tell lies, particularly when...

Painting is just another way of keeping a diary.

Painting is just another way of keeping a diary.

Bad artists copy. Good artists steal.

Bad artists copy. Good artists steal.

To draw you must close your eyes and sing.

To draw you must close your eyes and sing.

Our goals can only be reached through a vehicle of a plan, in which we...

Our goals can only be reached through a vehicle of a plan, in which we...

Colors, like features, follow the changes of the emotions.

Colors, like features, follow the changes of the emotions.

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.

I'd like to live like a poor man with lots of money.

I'd like to live like a poor man with lots of money.

Art is a lie that makes us realize truth.

Art is a lie that makes us realize truth.

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...

All good art is an indiscretion

All good art is an indiscretion

That's the motivation of an artist - to seek attention of some kind.

That's the motivation of an artist - to seek attention of some kind.

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?