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

The hidden harmony is better than the obvious.

The hidden harmony is better than the obvious.

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...

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 -...

Every act of creation is first an act of destruction.

Every act of creation is first an act of destruction.

When I die, it will be a shipwreck, and as when a huge ship sinks,...

When I die, it will be a shipwreck, and as when a huge ship sinks,...

Why do two colors, put one next to the other, sing? Can one really explain...

Why do two colors, put one next to the other, sing? Can one really explain...

If only we could pull out our brain and use only our eyes.

If only we could pull out our brain and use only our eyes.

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

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

I have a horror of people who speak about the beautiful. What is the beautiful?...

I have a horror of people who speak about the beautiful. What is the beautiful?...

Why do you try to understand art? Do you try to understand the song of...

Why do you try to understand art? Do you try to understand the song of...

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...

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

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

We must not discriminate between things. Where things are concerned there are no class distinctions....

We must not discriminate between things. Where things are concerned there are no class distinctions....

As far as I am concerned, a painting speaks for itself. What is the use...

As far as I am concerned, a painting speaks for itself. What is the use...

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

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

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...

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...

I do not seek. I find.

I do not seek. I find.

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...

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...