Pablo Picasso Quotes

Art is the elimination of the unnecessary.

It isn't up to the painter to define the symbols. Otherwise it would be better if he wrote them out in so many words! The public who look at the picture must interpret the symbols as they understand them.

I do not see why so much importance should be attached to the idea of 'research' in painting.

Los buenos artistas copian, los grandes roban.

[Speaking of computers] But they are useless. They can only give you answers.

Even the signature of Kodra is a work of art.

To find is the thing. - Pablo Picasso

Οι υπολογιστές είναι άχρηστοι, μόνο απαντήσεις μπορούν να δώσουν.

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

What do you think an artist is? An imbecile who only has eyes, if he is a painter, or ears if he is a musician, or a lyre in every chamber of his heart if he is a poet, or even, if he is a boxer, just his muscles? Far from it: at the same time he is also a political being, constantly aware of the heartbreaking, passionate, or delightful things that happen in the world, shaping himself completely in their image. How could it be possible to feel no interest in other people, and with a cool indifference to detach yourself from the very life which they bring to you so abundantly? No, painting is not done to decorate apartments. It is an instrument of war.

I would like to manage to prevent people from ever seeing how a picture of mine has been done. What can it possibly matter? What I want is that the only thing emanating from my pictures should be emotion. [Boisgeloup, winter 1934].

Others have seen what is and asked why. I have seen what could be and asked why not

For me, there are two kinds of women — goddesses and doormats.

Painting is stronger than me, it makes me do it's bidding.

Art is a lie that reveals the truth.