The people who make art their business are mostly imposters.

Quote by Pablo Picasso

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One does a whole painting for one peach and people think just the opposite -...

One does a whole painting for one peach and people think just the opposite -...

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...

They ought to put out the eyes of painters as they do goldfinches in order...

They ought to put out the eyes of painters as they do goldfinches in order...

God is really only another artist. He invented the giraffe, the elephant, and the cat....

God is really only another artist. He invented the giraffe, the elephant, and the cat....

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...

Painting is just another way of keeping a diary.

Painting is just another way of keeping a diary.

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...

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?

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...

Art is the elimination of the unnecessary

Art is the elimination of the unnecessary

Art is the lie that enables us to realize the truth

Art is the lie that enables us to realize the truth

Inspiration exists, but it has to find us working.

Inspiration exists, but it has to find us working.

The hidden harmony is better than the obvious.

The hidden harmony is better than the obvious.

I don't believe in accidents. There are only encounters in history. There are no accidents.

I don't believe in accidents. There are only encounters in history. There are no accidents.

Drink to me.

Every act of creation is first an act of destruction.

Every act of creation is first an act of destruction.

Work is a necessity for man. Man invented the alarm clock.

Work is a necessity for man. Man invented the alarm clock.

Why do two colors, put one next to the other, sing? Can one really explain...

Why do two colors, put one next to the other, sing? Can one really explain...

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?...

Sculpture is the best comment that a painter can make on painting.

Sculpture is the best comment that a painter can make on painting.