All art is exorcism. I paint dreams and visions too; the dreams and visions of my time. Painting is the effort to produce order; order in yourself. There is much chaos in me, much chaos in our time. — Otto Dix Copy Share Image
Everybody thinks they know what art should be. But very few of them have the sense that is necessary to experience painting, that is the sense of sight, that sees colors and forms as living reality in the picture. — Otto Dix Copy Share Image
You know, if one paints someone's portrait, one should not know him if possible. — Otto Dix Copy Share Image
Stop bothering me with your pathetic politics - I'd rather go to the whorehouse. — Otto Dix Copy Share Image
As a young man you don't notice at all that you were, after all, badly affected. For years afterwards, at least ten years, I… — Otto Dix Copy Share Image
I had to experience how someone beside me suddenly falls over and is dead and the bullet has hit him squarely. I had to… — Otto Dix Copy Share Image
I have to experience all the ghastly, bottomless depths for life for myself; it's for that reason that I went to war, and for… — Otto Dix Copy Share Image
People were already beginning to forget, what horrible suffering the war had brought them. I did not want to cause fear and panic, but… — Otto Dix Copy Share Image
Not that painting would have been a release. The reason for doing it is the desire to create. I've got to do it! I've… — Otto Dix Copy Share Image
All art is exorcism. I paint dreams and visions too; the dreams and visions of my time. Painting is the effort to produce order;… — Otto Dix Copy Share Image
Everybody thinks they know what art should be. But very few of them have the sense that is necessary to experience painting, that is… — Otto Dix Copy Share Image
I'm not that obsessed with making representations of ugliness. Everything I've seen is beautiful. — Otto Dix Copy Share Image
