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

Quote by Pablo Picasso

Topics: Art Quotes, Painting Quotes, World Quotes

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

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

The people who make art their business are mostly imposters.

The people who make art their business are mostly imposters.

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,...

What might be taken for a precocious genius is the genius of childhood. When the...

What might be taken for a precocious genius is the genius of childhood. When the...

Painting is just another way of keeping a diary.

Painting is just another way of keeping a diary.

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...

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?

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.

Beauty?...To me it is a word without sense because I do not know where its...

Beauty?...To me it is a word without sense because I do not know where its...

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...

Every positive value has its price in negative terms... the genius of Einstein leads to...

Every positive value has its price in negative terms... the genius of Einstein leads to...

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...

Give me a museum and I'll fill it.

Give me a museum and I'll fill it.

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 children are artists. The problem is how to remain an artist once he grows...

All children are artists. The problem is how to remain an artist once he grows...

Every positive value has its price in negative terms... the genius of Einstein leads to...

Every positive value has its price in negative terms... the genius of Einstein leads to...

The hidden harmony is better than the obvious.

The hidden harmony is better than the obvious.

Every act of creation is first an act of destruction.

Every act of creation is first an act of destruction.

Those who create are rare; those who cannot are numerous. Therefore, the latter are stronger.

Those who create are rare; those who cannot are numerous. Therefore, the latter are stronger.

Creativity is the ability to see relationships where none exist.

Creativity is the ability to see relationships where none exist.

All share complicity in the destruction of that much under-rated phenomenon called liberty.

All share complicity in the destruction of that much under-rated phenomenon called liberty.

A lot of people are afraid to say what they want. That's why they don't...

A lot of people are afraid to say what they want. That's why they don't...