120 Quotes by Paul Klee

Nature is garrulous to the point of confusion, let the artist be truly taciturn.

When looking at any significant work of art, remember that a more significant one probably has had to be sacrificed.

The art of mastering life is the prerequisite for all further forms of expression, whether they are paintings, sculptures, tragedies, or musical compositions.

Standing at his appointed place, at the trunk of the tree, he does nothing other than gather and pass on what comes to him from the depths. And the beauty at the crown is not his own. He is merely a channel.

Some will not recognize the truthfulness of my mirror. Let them remember that I am not here to reflect the surface... but must penetrate inside. My mirror probes down to the heart. I write words on the forehead and around the corners of the mouth. My human faces are truer than the real ones.

Dell cited IBM as the competitor that has been the most aggressive right now.

Art does not reproduce the visible; rather, it makes visible

The pictorial work was born of movement, is itself recorded movement, and is assimilated through movement (eye muscles).

Art doesn't reflect what we see; it makes us see.