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

Quote by Pablo Picasso

Topics: Painting Quotes

Bad artists copy. Good artists steal.

Bad artists copy. Good artists steal.

The chief enemy of creativity is good sense.

The chief enemy of creativity is good sense.

An idea is a point of departure and no more. As soon as you elaborate...

An idea is a point of departure and no more. As soon as you elaborate...

My mother said to me, If you are a soldier, you will become a general....

My mother said to me, If you are a soldier, you will become a general....

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...

Youth has no age.

Youth has no age.

Art is the elimination of the unnecessary

Art is the elimination of the unnecessary

The people who make art their business are mostly imposters.

The people who make art their business are mostly imposters.

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...

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,...

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,...

It took me four years to paint like Raphael, but a lifetime to paint like...

It took me four years to paint like Raphael, but a lifetime to paint like...

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...

Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once we...

Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once we...

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...

Everyone wants to understand painting. Why is there no attempt to understand the song of...

Everyone wants to understand painting. Why is there no attempt to understand the song of...

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...

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

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

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...

If all the ways I have been along were marked on a map and joined...

If all the ways I have been along were marked on a map and joined...