What do you think an artist is? ...he is a political being, constantly aware of the heart breaking, passionate, or delightful things that happen in the world, shaping himself completely in their image. Painting is not done to decorate apartments. It is an instrument of war.

About This Quote

About Pablo Picasso

Pablo Picasso was a 19th-century Spanish painter and sculptor. Pablo Ruiz Picasso was a Spanish painter, sculptor, printmaker, ceramicist, and theatre designer who spent most of his adult life in France. One of the most influential artists of the 20th century, he is known for co-founding the Cubist movement, the invention of constructed sculpture, the co-invention of collage, and for the wide variety of styles that he helped develop and explore. Read more on Wikipedia →

Themes

  • Art — Creativity, expression, and the role of art in society

More quotes by Pablo Picasso

Related Quotes