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

Art is the lie that enables us to realize the truth

Art is the lie that enables us to realize the truth

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

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

Painting is just another way of keeping a diary.

Painting is just another way of keeping a diary.

To draw you must close your eyes and sing.

To draw you must close your eyes and sing.

When you come right down to it all you have is yourself. The sun is...

When you come right down to it all you have is yourself. The sun is...

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...

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...

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

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

Computers are useless. They can only give you answers.

Computers are useless. They can only give you answers.

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...

The chief enemy of creativity is good sense.

The chief enemy of creativity is good sense.

Everything you can imagine is real.

Everything you can imagine is real.

Colors, like features, follow the changes of the emotions.

Colors, like features, follow the changes of the emotions.

Computers are useless. They can only give you answers.

Computers are useless. They can only give you answers.

Sculpture is the art of the intelligence.

Sculpture is the art of the intelligence.

I begin with an idea and then it becomes something else.

I begin with an idea and then it becomes something else.

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 artist is a receptacle for the emotions that come from all over the place:...

The artist is a receptacle for the emotions that come from all over the place:...

Emotional truths can sometimes be conveyed more effectively, more compellingly, through fiction.

Emotional truths can sometimes be conveyed more effectively, more compellingly, through fiction.

Emotions get in the way but they don't pay me to start crying at the...

Emotions get in the way but they don't pay me to start crying at the...