Whether he wants it or not, man is the instrument of nature; she imposes on him character and appearance. — Pablo Picasso Copy Share Image
Painting isn't a question of sensibility; it's a matter of seizing the power, taking over from nature, not expecting her to supply… — Pablo Picasso Copy Share Image
Why should I copy this owl, this sea urchin? Why should I try to imitate nature? I might just as well try… — Pablo Picasso Copy Share Image
The earth doesn't have a housekeeper to do the dusting. And the dust that falls on it every day remains there. Everything… — Pablo Picasso Copy Share Image
The artist is a receptacle for emotions that come from all over the place: from the sky, from the earth, from a… — Pablo Picasso Copy Share Image
Let them understand above all that the artist works from necessity; that he, too, is a minute element of the world to… — Pablo Picasso Copy Share Image
You cannot go against nature. She is stronger than the strongest of men. We can permit ourselves some liberties, but in details… — Pablo Picasso Copy Share Image
Art isn't done to decorate apartments, but to wage war against the enemy. — Pablo Picasso Copy Share Image
The Parthenon is really only a farmyard over which someone put a roof; colonades and sculptures were added because there were people in Athens… — Pablo Picasso Copy Share Image
By amusing myself with all these games, all this nonsense, all these picture puzzles, I became famous... I am only a public entertainer who… — Pablo Picasso Copy Share Image
If I paint a hammer and sickle people may think it is a representation of Communism, but for me it is only a hammer… — Pablo Picasso Copy Share Image
One never knows what one is going to do. One starts a painting and then it becomes something quite different. — Pablo Picasso Copy Share Image
Now there is fame! Of all - hunger, misery, the incomprehension by the public - fame is by far the worst. It is the… — Pablo Picasso Copy Share Image
We all know that Art is not truth. Art is a lie that makes us realize truth at least the truth that is given… — Pablo Picasso Copy Share Image
You see these thick curtains shut out the daylight: artificial light suits me a great deal better; it's absolutely steady, and much more exciting. — Pablo Picasso Copy Share Image
The best calculation is the absence of calculation. Once you have attained a certain level of recognition, others generally figure that when you do… — Pablo Picasso Copy Share Image
