Art is a lie that makes us realize the truth.
PABLO PICASSOEvery act of creation is first an act of destruction.
More Pablo Picasso Quotes
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Art is the elimination of the unnecessary.
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Everything is a miracle. It is a miracle that one does not dissolve in one’s bath like a lump of sugar.
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The hidden harmony is better than the obvious.
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There are painters who transform the sun to a yellow spot, but there are others who with the help of their art and their intelligence, transform a yellow spot into sun.
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Nature does many things the way I do, but she hides them!
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I do not seek. I find.
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Look for a situation in which your work will give you as much happiness as your spare time.
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There is no abstract art. You must always start with something. Afterward you can remove all traces of reality.
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Painting isn’t an aesthetic operation; it’s a form of magic designed as mediator between this strange hostile world and us.
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We all know that Art is not truth. Art is a lie that makes us realize truth at least the truth that is given us to understand. The artist must know the manner whereby to convince others of the truthfulness of his lies.
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The meaning of life is to find your gift. The purpose of life is to give it away.
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What one does is what counts. Not what one had the intention of doing.
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Who sees the human face correctly: the photographer, the mirror, or the painter?
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The quality of a painter depends on the amount of past he carries with him.
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Bad artists copy. Good artists steal.
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