If I paint a hammer and sickle people may think it is a representation of Communism, but for me it is only a hammer and sickle. I just want to reproduce the objects for what they are, not for what they mean. Pablo Picasso More Quotes by Pablo Picasso More Quotes From Pablo Picasso Abstract art is only painting. And what's so dramatic about that? There is no abstract art. One must always begin with something. Afterwards one can remove all semblance of reality; there is no longer any danger as the idea of the object has left an indelible imprint. Pablo Picasso reality ideas art If you know exactly what you're going to do, what's the good in doing Pablo Picasso ifs knows Lord, protect me from what I want! Pablo Picasso protect lord want When I am finished painting, I paint again for relaxation. Pablo Picasso painting paint relaxation To model an object is to possess it. Pablo Picasso copying objects models Computers are stupid. Pablo Picasso computer design stupid Age only matters when one is aging. Now that I have arrived at a great age, I might as well be twenty. Pablo Picasso twenties age might No doubt, it is useful for an artist to know all the forms of art which have preceded or which accompany his. That is a sign of strength if it is a question of looking for a stimulus or recognizing mistakes he must avoid. Pablo Picasso strength mistake art I try to paint what I have found and not what I look for. In art, intentions are of little importance. Pablo Picasso trying looks art Some painters transform the sun into a yellow spot, others transform a yellow spot into the sun. Pablo Picasso creativity photography art Because I cannot work except in solitude, it is necessary that I live my work and that is impossible except in solitude. Pablo Picasso being-alone creativity solitude What one does is what counts. Not what one had the intention of doing. Pablo Picasso intention doe I understand how you could see something in the root of a tree, a crack in the wall, in an eroded stone or pebble. But marble? It comes off in blocks and doesn't evoke any image. It does not inspire. Pablo Picasso wall block roots I hate that aesthetic game of the eye and the mind, played by these connoisseurs, these mandarins who "appreciate" beauty. What is beauty, anyway? There's no such thing. I never "appreciate," any more than I "like." I love it or I hate. Pablo Picasso hate eye love If you don't know what color to take, take black. Pablo Picasso black color knows Whether he wants it or not, man is the instrument of nature; she imposes on him character and appearance. Pablo Picasso want character men I'd like to live as a poor man with lots of money. Pablo Picasso money witty men There's no such thing as a bad Picasso, but some are less good than others. Pablo Picasso goodness People don't realize what they have when they own a picture by me. Each picture is a phial with my blood. That is what has gone into it. Pablo Picasso effort blood people You have to start somewhere. You can always erase reality later on. Pablo Picasso realism erase reality
