What is a face, really? Its own photo? Its make-up? Or is it a face as painted by such or such painter? That which is in front? Inside? Behind? And the rest? Doesn't everyone look at himself in his own…

Quote by Pablo Picasso

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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...

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,...

To copy others is necessary, but to copy oneself is pathetic.

To copy others is necessary, but to copy oneself is pathetic.

A baby will make love stronger, days shorter, nights longer, bankroll smaller, home happier, clothes...

A baby will make love stronger, days shorter, nights longer, bankroll smaller, home happier, clothes...

Every act of creation is first an act of destruction.

Every act of creation is first an act of destruction.

Success is dangerous. One begins to copy oneself, and to copy oneself is more dangerous...

Success is dangerous. One begins to copy oneself, and to copy oneself is more dangerous...

If there were only one truth, you couldn't paint a hundred canvases on the same...

If there were only one truth, you couldn't paint a hundred canvases on the same...

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 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.

He can who thinks he can, and he can't who thinks he can't. This is...

He can who thinks he can, and he can't who thinks he can't. This is...

The more technique you have, the less you have to worry about it. The more...

The more technique you have, the less you have to worry about it. The more...

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...

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...

Art is a lie that makes us realize truth.

Art is a lie that makes us realize truth.

Inspiration exists, but it has to find us working.

Inspiration exists, but it has to find us working.

Art is the elimination of the unnecessary

Art is the elimination of the unnecessary

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...

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....

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.