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

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...

Art is a lie that makes us realize truth.

Art is a lie that makes us realize truth.

The purpose of art is washing the dust of daily life off our souls.

The purpose of art is washing the dust of daily life off our souls.

There are painters who transform the sun to a yellow spot, but there are others...

There are painters who transform the sun to a yellow spot, but there are others...

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?

Painting is just another way of keeping a diary.

Painting is just another way of keeping a diary.

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...

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...

The people who make art their business are mostly imposters.

The people who make art their business are mostly imposters.

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 -...

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...

There are painters that can change the sun into a yellow blot, but there are...

There are painters that can change the sun into a yellow blot, but there are...

Paint a rainbow inside of you, paint a rainbow, let your smile shine through. When...

Paint a rainbow inside of you, paint a rainbow, let your smile shine through. When...

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,...

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...

What do you think an artist is? An imbecile who has only his eyes if...

What do you think an artist is? An imbecile who has only his eyes if...

Only put off until tomorrow what you are willing to die having left undone.

Only put off until tomorrow what you are willing to die having left undone.

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?

What can this piece of paper do; imagine?

What can this piece of paper do; imagine?

Art is why I get up in the morning; my definition ends there. You know...

Art is why I get up in the morning; my definition ends there. You know...

Art consists of limitation. The most beautiful part of every picture is the frame.

Art consists of limitation. The most beautiful part of every picture is the frame.

A good painter is to paint two main things, men and the working of man's...

A good painter is to paint two main things, men and the working of man's...

The most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched, they must...

The most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched, they must...