Painting isn't made for the decoration of apartments; it is a weapon to be used offensively and defensively against the enemy.
Pablo PicassoAbstract art is only painting. And what's so dramatic about that? There is no abstract art. One must always begin with something. Afterwards one can remove all semblance of reality; there is no longer any danger as the idea of the object has left an indelible imprint.
Pablo PicassoPainting isn't an aesthetic operation; it's a form of magic designed as mediator between this strange hostile world and us.
Pablo PicassoThe fact that for a long time Cubism has not been understood and that even today there are people who cannot see anything in it means nothing. I do not read English, an English book is a blank book to me. This does not mean that the English language does not exist. Why should I blame anyone but myself if I cannot understand what I know nothing about?" -Pablo Picasso.
Pablo Picasso