To finish a work? To finish a picture? What nonsense! To finish it means to be through with it, to kill it, to rid it of its soul, to give it its final blow the coup de grace for the painter as well as for the picture. Pablo Picasso blowcoupfinal share on social
God is really only another artist. He invented the giraffe, the elephant and the cat. He has no real style, He just goes on trying other things. Pablo Picasso artistcatelephant Change image and share on social
I begin with an idea and then it becomes something else. Pablo Picasso beginidea Change image and share on social
To copy others is necessary, but to copy oneself is pathetic. Pablo Picasso copyoneselfpathetic Change image and share on social
Art is the lie that enables us to realize the truth. Pablo Picasso artenablelie Change image and share on social
Every positive value has its price in negative terms... the genius of Einstein leads to Hiroshima. Pablo Picasso einsteingeniushiroshima Change image and share on social
Never permit a dichotomy to rule your life, a dichotomy in which you hate what you do so you can have pleasure in your spare time. Look for a situation in which your work will give you as much happiness as your spare time. Pablo Picasso dichotomygivehappiness share on social
When I die, it will be a shipwreck, and as when a huge ship sinks, many people all around will be sucked down with it. Pablo Picasso diehugepeople Change image and share on social
What might be taken for a precocious genius is the genius of childhood. When the child grows up, it disappears without a trace. It may happen that this boy will become a real painter some day, or even a great painter. But then he will have to begin everything again, from zero. Pablo Picasso beginboychild share on social
Everything is a miracle. It is a miracle that one does not dissolve in one's bath like a lump of sugar. Pablo Picasso bathdissolvelump Change image and share on social