Art is the most beautiful of all lies.
Every act of creation is first an act of destruction.
The purpose of art is not a rarified, intellectual distillate; it is life, intensified, brilliant life.
To draw, you must close your eyes and sing.
Everything you can imagine is real.
Colors, like features, follow the changes of the emotions.
It took me four years to paint like Raphael, but a lifetime to paint like a child.
Inspiration exists, but it has to find you working.
Art washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life.
Limits, like fears, are often just an illusion.
The chief enemy of creativity is good sense.
You mustn’t always believe what I say. Questions tempt you to tell lies, particularly when there is no answer.
Every painting is a voyage into a world that one creates.
I am always doing that which I cannot do, in order that I may learn how to do it.
The artist is a receptacle for the emotions that come from all over the place.
Good artists copy; great artists steal.
The real subject of a painting is what is not painted.
I paint objects as I think them, not as I see them.
Art is a lie that makes us realize the truth.
If only we could pull out our brain and use only our eyes.
All children are artists. The problem is how to remain an artist once we grow up.
I try to apply colors like words that shape poems, like notes that shape music.
You have to act, and act, and act, until you become.
Every creation is first an act of reflection.
Truth is a very rare thing; it is a treasure.
A work of art is a lie that helps us realize the truth.
I like simplicity; I don’t like complicated things.
What one does is what counts. Not what one had the intention of doing.
The more I paint, the more I get closer to myself.
Art is the most beautiful of lies.
I am not sure whether I think or whether I am being thought.
Everything is a subject for me; I foresee a lot of painting ahead.
Art is the journey of a free soul.
The creative is the place where no one else has ever been.
The world today doesn’t make sense, so why should I paint pictures that do?
Once a picture is painted, you don’t have to speak about it anymore.
If I draw something, it’s not because I want to be an artist.
You can never find yourself unless you face the reality.
To find rhythm is to find the source of the universe.
Art is how we decorate space; music is how we decorate time.
Every brushstroke can contain a thousand emotions.
What you have to do is to find the way to turn that feeling into color.
The artist’s job is to be a witness to the mysteries of their time.
Your ideas, your dreams, they are the essence of your creation.
Each artist must find their own way; there are no rules.
To me, painting is a way of keeping my confidence alive.
There is no abstract art. You must always start with something.
The meaning of life is to find your gift; the purpose of life is to give it away.
Art is a representation of the invisible emotions.
In every work of art, there is an aspect of the creator’s soul.
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