The world today doesn't make sense, so why should I paint pictures that do?

Quote by Pablo Picasso

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When you start with a portrait and search for a pure form, a clear volume,...

When you start with a portrait and search for a pure form, a clear volume,...

It takes a long time to become young.

It takes a long time to become young.

I paint objects as I think them, not as I see them.

I paint objects as I think them, not as I see them.

One must act in painting as in life, directly.

One must act in painting as in life, directly.

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...

Art is a lie that makes us realize truth.

Art is a lie that makes us realize truth.

There is no abstract art. You must always start with something. Afterward you can remove...

There is no abstract art. You must always start with something. Afterward you can remove...

Never permit a dichotomy to rule your life, a dichotomy in which you hate what...

Never permit a dichotomy to rule your life, a dichotomy in which you hate what...

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...

I am always doing that which I can not do, in order that I may...

I am always doing that which I can not do, in order that I may...

Painting is a blind man's profession. He paints not what he sees, but what he...

Painting is a blind man's profession. He paints not what he sees, but what he...

The hidden harmony is better than the obvious.

The hidden harmony is better than the obvious.

Youth has no age.

Youth has no age.

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

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

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

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

Accidents, try to change them -- it's impossible. The accidental reveals man.

Accidents, try to change them -- it's impossible. The accidental reveals man.

Well, youth is the period of assumed personalities and disguises. It is the time of...

Well, youth is the period of assumed personalities and disguises. It is the time of...

Art is the elimination of the unnecessary.

Art is the elimination of the unnecessary.

To make oneself hated is more difficult than to make oneself loved.

To make oneself hated is more difficult than to make oneself loved.

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

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