The artist is a spectator, indifferent or impassioned, at the birth of his work, and observes the phases of its development. — Max Ernst Copy Share Image
When the artist finds himself he is lost. The fact that he has succeeded in never finding himself is regarded by Max Ernst as… — Max Ernst Copy Share Image
Collage is the noble conquest of the irrational, the coupling of two realities, irreconcilable in appearance, upon a plane which apparently does not suit… — Max Ernst Copy Share Image
Creativity is that marvelous capacity to grasp mutually distinct realities and draw a spark from their juxtaposition. — Max Ernst Copy Share Image
Painting is neither decorative amusement, nor the plastic invention of felt reality; it must be every time: invention, discovery, revelation. — Max Ernst Copy Share Image
The role of the painter . . . is to project that which sees itself in him. — Max Ernst Copy Share Image
Collage is a supersensitive and scrupulously accurate instrument, similar to a seismograph, which is able to record the exact amount of the possibility of… — Max Ernst Copy Share Image
Who made art history? Not the most reasonable people. The mad men did. If painting is the mirror of a time, it must be… — Max Ernst Copy Share Image
