A PARAPET OF FLESH
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A PARAPET OF FLESH
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HANDS TIED IN
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STANDS AT THE DEAD END
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THE RUTS
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THE CHORUS I HUM
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FEET IN THE SKY
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THE CHORUS THAT SUPPORTS HIM
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TO THE BORING TRAILS OF EXILE IN YOURSELF
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HE’S NOT THE ONE WHO GIVES IT AWAY.
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HIGHEST
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HE TOOK IT IN MY HANDS
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WE CAN’T UPSET NATURE. SHE IS STRONGER THAN THE STRONGEST OF MEN… (…) WE CAN AFFORD SOME FREEDOMS, BUT ONLY IN DETAIL.
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FIGURED DILUTED IN WATER
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WHAT IS ART? IF I KNEW, I WOULDN’T REVEAL IT.
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IN THE SILENCE
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LIKE THE DIRT BETWEEN THE FINGERS
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TOO MUCH WEIGHT ON THE THROAT
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THE SOUND OF FOOTSTEPS COUNTED IN THE LABYRINTH OF TOMBS
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TOO MUCH WATER IN THE JAR
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THESE HOUSES WITHOUT PRIDE PETRIFIED TOMBS SPREAD THE VENOM OF DREAMS
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TOO MUCH INVERTED SHADOW
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AND THE MAN WHO CAME BACK CHASING TO THE PITFALL ON THE BANKS OF THE FILTHY RIVER
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TOO MUCH BLOOD ON THE RAMP
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NIGHT SHOULDERS IN THE MUD
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IT’S NEVER FINISHED.
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SHIPS OF THE SALT MOON
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THIS CRYSTAL DREAM
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THE HEART BURNS ITS GAS
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MIRACLES OF SLEEP….
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THE MIND CRASHES
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MIRACLES OF SLEEP
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SUCCESS IS DANGEROUS. YOU START COPYING YOURSELF AND COPYING YOURSELF IS MORE DANGEROUS THAN COPYING OTHERS… IT’S STERILE.
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AND I HAVE NO PLACE IN THE WORLD I RAN AWAY FROM.
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I ALWAYS TRY TO DO WHAT I CAN’T DO, THAT’S HOW I HOPE TO LEARN HOW TO DO IT.
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LOOK IN THE SUN
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IT IS IN THE WORK OF A LIFETIME THAT TRUE SEDUCTION RESIDES.
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SEARCH IN THE DARKNESS
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GIVE ME A MUSEUM AND I’LL FILL IT OUT.
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AND LOOK IN YOUR HEART FOR AN IMPOSSIBLE ECHO
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ANY ACT OF CREATION IS FIRST AND FOREMOST AN ACT OF DESTRUCTION.
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TASTE IS THE ENEMY OF CREATIVITY.
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IN EVERY HUMAN BEING LIVES AN ENTIRE COLONY.
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WORK IS NECESSARY FOR MAN. HE INVENTED THE ALARM CLOCK.
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I PUT EVERYTHING I LOVE IN MY PAINTINGS. TOO BAD FOR THINGS, THEY JUST HAVE TO WORK THINGS OUT BETWEEN THEMSELVES.
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I CAN’T LIVE WITHOUT LOVE. IF THERE WASN’T A SINGLE HUMAN LEFT, I’D LIKE A PLANT, A DOORKNOB.
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I’VE SPENT MY WHOLE LIFE DRAWING LIKE A CHILD.”
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GOOD ARTISTS COPY, GREAT ARTISTS STEAL.
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JU
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NO ONE CAN BE INTERESTED IN FOLLOWING A MAN WHO, WITH HIS EYES FIXED ON THE GROUND, LOOKS TO SEE IF FORTUNE WILL NOT PUT A WALLET IN HIS PATH.
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I WANTED TO BE A PAINTER, AND I BECAME PICASSO
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NEGRO ART? I DON’T KNOW HIM.
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THE SONG OF THE DEAD BY PABLO PICASSO
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A TABLE WAS A SUM OF ADDITIONS. IN MY COUNTRY, A PAINTING IS A SUM OF DESTRUCTION.
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I ESCAPED FROM THE TOO OBSCURE LINES
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THE JOB IS WHAT YOU CAN’T LEARN.
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AND I CAN’T COME BACK ANYMORE
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YOUTH IS THE TIME WHEN YOU DRESS UP, WHEN YOU HIDE YOUR PERSONALITY. IT’S A TIME OF SINCERE LIES.
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I COVERED THE FEATURES OF MY FACE WITH SALT
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ANTISOCIAL, RIDICULOUS AND TOTALLY INADEQUATE TO THE HEALTHY MENTALITY OF THE PROLETARIAT.
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SOMETIMES THERE IS SUCH A REAL HEAD THAT YOU CAN HAVE SEX WITH IT AS WITH A REAL ONE.
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NATURE MUST EXIST, TO BE ABLE TO RAPE IT.
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I’M NOT LOOKING, I FIND.
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IN REALITY, WE WORK WITH FEW COLORS. WHAT GIVES THE ILLUSION OF THEIR NUMBER IS THAT THEY HAVE BEEN PUT IN THEIR RIGHT PLACE.
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PAINTING IS NOT MADE TO DECORATE APARTMENTS. IT IS AN INSTRUMENT OF OFFENSIVE WARFARE AGAINST THE ENEMY.
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TO TEACH PEOPLE SOMETHING, YOU HAVE TO MIX WHAT THEY KNOW WITH WHAT THEY DON’T KNOW.
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PREVIOUSLY… A TABLE WAS A SUM OF ADDITIONS. IN MY COUNTRY, A PAINTING IS A SUM OF DESTRUCTION.
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THE OTHERS TALK, I WORK.
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I CAN HARDLY UNDERSTAND THE IMPORTANCE GIVEN TO THE WORD RESEARCH IN MODERN PAINTING. IN MY OPINION, SEARCHING DOESN’T MEAN ANYTHING IN PAINTING. WHAT MATTERS IS FINDING.
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IT TAKES A LONG TIME TO BECOME YOUNG.
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WHY AM I A COMMUNIST? IT’S VERY SIMPLE: I OWN A BILLION AND I WANT TO KEEP IT.
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OUR DEAD CONTINUE TO AGE WITH US.
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YOU BECOME YOUNG WHEN YOU’RE SIXTY. UNFORTUNATELY, IT’S TOO LATE.
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IT SHOULD BE POSSIBLE TO SHOW THE TABLES THAT ARE UNDER THE TABLE.
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MICHELANGELO IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THE HENRI II BUFFET.
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I’VE SPENT MY WHOLE LIFE DRAWING LIKE A CHILD.
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WHO SEES THE HUMAN FIGURE CORRECTLY? THE PHOTOGRAPHER, THE MIRROR OR THE PAINTER?
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NOTHING CAN BE DONE WITHOUT SOLITUDE.
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NOWADAYS, WE NO LONGER GO TO THE ASYLUM, WE FOUND CUBISM.
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IT WAS AGE THAT FORCED US TO QUIT, BUT THERE IS STILL A DESIRE TO SMOKE. IT’S THE SAME AS MAKING LOVE. WE DON’T DO IT ANYMORE, BUT WE STILL WANT TO.
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IN PAINTING, YOU CAN TRY ANYTHING. WE HAVE THE RIGHT, EVEN. AS LONG AS YOU NEVER DO IT AGAIN.
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SEARCHING DOESN’T MEAN ANYTHING IN ART. WHAT MATTERS IS FINDING.
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ART IS NOT CHASTE, IT SHOULD BE FORBIDDEN TO INNOCENT IGNORAMUSES, NEVER PUT IN CONTACT WITH IT THOSE WHO ARE INSUFFICIENTLY PREPARED FOR IT. YES, ART IS DANGEROUS. OR IF IT’S CHASTE, IT’S NOT ART.
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IT’S HARD TO PUT A LITTLE ABSOLUTE IN THE FROG POND.
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SOME PAINTERS TRANSFORM THE SUN INTO A YELLOW DOT; OTHERS TRANSFORM A YELLOW DOT INTO A SUN.
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ALL THE IMAGES WE HAVE OF NATURE ARE THE WORK OF PAINTERS. IT IS THROUGH THEM THAT WE PERCEIVE THEM. THAT ALONE SHOULD MAKE THEM SUSPICIOUS.
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TO MAKE A DOVE, YOU HAVE TO BREAK HIS NECK FIRST.
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LOVE IS A NETTLE THAT YOU HAVE TO REAP EVERY MOMENT IF YOU WANT TO TAKE A NAP LYING IN YOUR SHADE.
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THE WHOLE POINT OF ART IS IN THE BEGINNING. AFTER THE BEGINNING, IT IS ALREADY THE END.
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SHOULD WE PAINT WHAT’S ON A FACE? WHAT’S IN A FACE? OR WHAT’S BEHIND A FACE?
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A HORSE DOES NOT GO INTO THE STRETCHERS ALONE.
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COMPUTERS ARE USELESS. THEY ONLY KNOW HOW TO GIVE ANSWERS.
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YOU MUST TAKE YOUR PROPERTY WHERE YOU FIND IT, EXCEPT IN YOUR OWN WORKS.
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PHOTOGRAPHY CAME AT THE RIGHT TIME TO FREE PAINTING FROM ALL LITERATURE, FROM THE ANECDOTE, AND EVEN FROM THE SUBJECT.
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PAINTERS SHOULD BE BLINDSIDED LIKE GOLDFINCHES TO MAKE THEM SING BETTER.
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FOR PAINTINGS TO BE EXPENSIVE, THEY MUST HAVE BEEN SOLD VERY CHEAPLY AT FIRST.
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NO, THE PAINT IS NOT MADE TO DECORATE THE APARTMENTS. IT IS AN INSTRUMENT OF OFFENSIVE AND DEFENSIVE WARFARE AGAINST THE ENEMY.
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IT IS NOT WHAT THE ARTIST DOES THAT COUNTS, BUT WHAT HE IS.
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I MAKE A PAINTING, THEN I DESTROY IT. BUT IN THE END NOTHING IS LOST. THE RED ONE I REMOVED ON THE ONE HAND IS SOMEWHERE ELSE.
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PABLO PICASSO TO ROBERTO OTERO, IN THE SIXTIES
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THE BIG FOOT
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IN EACH CHILD THERE IS AN ARTIST. THE PROBLEM IS HOW TO REMAIN AN ARTIST AS YOU GROW UP.
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I AM SURPRISED AT THE USE AND ABUSE OF THE WORD EVOLUTION. I DON’T EVOLVE, I AM.
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THERE ARE BEINGS WHO MAKE A SUN A SIMPLE YELLOW SPOT BUT THERE ARE ALSO SOME WHO MAKE A SIMPLE YELLOW SPOT A REAL SUN…..
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A PAINTING WAS A SUM OF ADDITIONS. IN MY COUNTRY, A PAINTING IS A SUM OF DESTRUCTION. » ———————————– PAINTING IS STRONGER THAN ME; IT MAKES ME DO WHAT IT WANTS. ———————————– IN PAINTING, YOU CAN TRY ANYTHING. WE HAVE THE RIGHT, EVEN. AS LONG AS YOU NEVER DO IT AGAIN. ———————————– GIVE ME A MUSEUM AND I’LL FILL IT OUT. »
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IMMEDIATELY UNDRESS THE SILENCE OF HER
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I DON’T PAINT WHAT I SEE, I PAINT WHAT I THINK.
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EVERYONE WANTS TO UNDERSTAND PAINTING. WHY DON’T WE TRY TO UNDERSTAND THE SONG OF THE BIRDS?
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AND MAKE IT NAKED /
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ART WASHES OUR SOULS FROM THE DUST OF EVERYDAY LIFE.
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MY AUNT HAD A CANARY THAT SANG OLD DRINKING SONGS ALL NIGHT LONG.
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IN THE
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IF THERE WAS ONLY ONE TRUTH, WE COULD NOT MAKE A HUNDRED PAINTINGS ON THE SAME THEME.
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ONLY THE EYE OF THE BULL WHO DIES IN THE ARENA CAN SEE.
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SOUP
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ART IS A LIE THAT ALLOWS US TO APPROACH THE TRUTH.
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ACCIDENTS, TRYING TO AVOID THEM… IT’S IMPOSSIBLE. WHAT IS ACCIDENTAL REVEALS THE MAN.
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WHICH IN BRACKETS
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THE MEANING OF LIFE IS TO FIND YOUR GIFT, THE PURPOSE OF LIFE IS TO GIVE IT.
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BECOME WHO YOU ARE.
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BEGINS
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I DON’T EVOLVE, I AM. THERE IS, IN ART, NEITHER PAST NOR FUTURE. ART THAT IS NOT IN THE PRESENT WILL NEVER BE.
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A PAINTING ONLY LIVES BY THE ONE WHO LOOKS AT IT.
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TO BE COOLED
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OLD AGE CANNOT BE CURED, IT IS PREPARED.
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IF YOU KNOW EXACTLY WHAT YOU’RE GOING TO DO, WHAT’S THE POINT OF DOING IT?
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AT AN INCREDIBLE SPEED,
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NOTHING CAN BE DONE IN SOLITUDE.
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PIE
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IT TAKES A LONG TIME TO BECOME YOUNG. I’VE SPENT MY WHOLE LIFE DRAWING LIKE A CHILD.
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I ALWAYS DO WHAT I CAN’T DO, SO I CAN LEARN HOW TO DO IT.
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BUS CONTROLLER SEAT IN THE SUBURBS
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SEARCHING DOESN’T MEAN ANYTHING IN PAINTING. WHAT MATTERS IS FINDING.
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THERE ARE BEINGS WHO MAKE A SUN A SIMPLE YELLOW SPOT BUT THERE ARE ALSO SOME WHO MAKE A SIMPLE YELLOW SPOT A REAL SUN…
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BASICALLY, I MAY BE A PAINTER WITHOUT STYLE… STYLE IS OFTEN WHAT KEEPS THE PAINTER IN THE SAME VISION, THE SAME TECHNIQUE, THE SAME FORMULA FOR YEARS AND YEARS. WE CERTAINLY RECOGNIZE IT, BUT IT’S ALWAYS THE SAME OUTFIT, THE SAME CUT OF OUTFIT.
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EVERYTHING THAT CAN BE IMAGINED IS REAL.
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ART IS A LIE THAT ALLOWS US TO REVEAL THE TRUTH.
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REMEMBER: THE ONLY PERSON WHO ACCOMPANIES YOU ALL YOUR LIFE IS YOURSELF! BE ALIVE IN EVERYTHING YOU DO.
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WHEN I DON’T HAVE A BLUE, I WEAR RED.
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WHEN I PAINT, MY GOAL IS TO SHOW WHAT I HAVE FOUND, NOT WHAT I AM LOOKING FOR. IN ART, INTENTIONS ARE NOT ENOUGH AND, AS WE SAY IN SPANISH, LOVE MUST BE PROVED BY THE FACT, NOT BY THE WORDS. WHAT MATTERS IS WHAT WE DO, NOT WHAT WE INTENDED TO DO.
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THERE IS NO PAST OR FUTURE IN ART. ART THAT IS NOT IN THE PRESENT WILL NEVER BE.
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WHEN I PAINT, MY GOAL IS TO SHOW WHAT I HAVE FOUND AND NOT WHAT I AM LOOKING FOR.
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OBVIOUSLY YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT YOU’RE GOING TO DRAW… BUT WHEN YOU START DRAWING, A STORY, AN IDEA IS BORN… AND THAT’S IT. THEN THE STORY GROWS, AS IN THE THEATRE, AS IN LIFE… AND THE DRAWING IS TRANSFORMED INTO OTHER DRAWINGS, INTO A REAL NOVEL. IT’S VERY DISTRACTING, BELIEVE ME. AT LEAST I HAVE A LOT OF FUN INVENTING THINGS AND I SPEND HOURS DRAWING, SEEING, THINKING ABOUT WHAT MY CHARACTERS ARE DOING. BASICALLY, IT’S A WAY OF WRITING STORIES.
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THE DESIRE CAUGHT BY PABLO PICASSO’S TAIL
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IF THERE WAS ONLY ONE TRUTH, WE COULD NOT PAINT HUNDREDS OF PAINTINGS ON THE SAME SUBJECT.
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