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Paul Klee's Quotes By Paul Klee: A drawing is simply a line going for

A drawing is simply a line going for a walk. — Paul Klee

Paul Klee's Quotes By Paul Klee: An active line on a walk, moving freely,

An active line on a walk, moving freely, without goal. A walk for a walk's sake. — Paul Klee

Paul Klee's Quotes By Paul Klee: For the understanding of a picture a chair

For the understanding of a picture a chair is needed. Why a chair? To prevent the legs, as they tire, from interfering with the mind — Paul Klee

Paul Klee's Quotes By Paul Klee: Art does not reproduce the visible; it makes

Art does not reproduce the visible; it makes visible. — Paul Klee

Paul Klee's Quotes By Paul Klee: We construct and keep on constructing, yet intuition

We construct and keep on constructing, yet intuition is still a good thing. — Paul Klee

Paul Klee's Quotes By Paul Klee: Colour and I are one.

Colour and I are one. — Paul Klee

Paul Klee's Quotes By Paul Klee: Art does not reproduce what we see; rather,

Art does not reproduce what we see; rather, it makes us see. — Paul Klee

Paul Klee's Quotes By Paul Klee: The way to form transcends its own destination,

The way to form transcends its own destination, goes beyond the end of the way itself. — Paul Klee

Paul Klee's Quotes By Paul Klee: All is well with me. The rain doesn't

All is well with me. The rain doesn't reach me, my room is well heated, what more can one ask for? There's no shortage of work, either ... — Paul Klee

Paul Klee's Quotes By Paul Klee: Everything vanishes round me and good works rise

Everything vanishes round me and good works rise from me of their own accord. — Paul Klee

Paul Klee's Quotes By Paul Klee: One eye sees, the other feels.

One eye sees, the other feels. — Paul Klee

Paul Klee's Quotes By Paul Klee: All art is a memory of age-old things,

All art is a memory of age-old things, dark things, whose fragments live on in the artist. — Paul Klee

Paul Klee's Quotes By Paul Klee: Art makes something a lot more visible or

Art makes something a lot more visible or audible. — Paul Klee

Paul Klee's Quotes By Paul Klee: Nothing can be rushed. It must grow, it

Nothing can be rushed. It must grow, it should grow of itself, and if the time ever comes for that work, then so much the better! — Paul Klee

Paul Klee's Quotes By Paul Klee: You adapt yourself to the contents of the

You adapt yourself to the contents of the paintbox. — Paul Klee

Paul Klee's Quotes By Paul Klee: Drawing is the art of taking a line

Drawing is the art of taking a line for a walk. — Paul Klee

Paul Klee's Quotes By Paul Klee: Art should be like a holiday: something to

Art should be like a holiday: something to give a man the opportunity to see things differently and to change his point of view. — Paul Klee

Paul Klee's Quotes By Paul Klee: He has found his style, when he cannot

He has found his style, when he cannot do otherwise. — Paul Klee

Paul Klee's Quotes By Paul Klee: All the things an artist must be: poet,

All the things an artist must be: poet, explorer of nature, philosopher! — Paul Klee

Paul Klee's Quotes By Paul Klee: Make chance essential.

Make chance essential. — Paul Klee

Paul Klee's Quotes By Paul Klee: Art does not reproduce what is visible, it

Art does not reproduce what is visible, it makes things visible. — Paul Klee

Paul Klee's Quotes By Renzo Piano: My inspiration came from the land, ... and,

My inspiration came from the land, ... and, of course, from Paul Klee ... and the poetics of his paintings. — Renzo Piano

Paul Klee's Quotes By Paul Klee: To emphasize only the beautiful seems to me

To emphasize only the beautiful seems to me to be like a mathematical system that only concerns itself with positive numbers. — Paul Klee

Paul Klee's Quotes By Paul Klee: A long struggle lies in store for me

A long struggle lies in store for me in this field of color. — Paul Klee

Paul Klee's Quotes By Paul Klee: A line comes into being. It goes out

A line comes into being. It goes out for a walk, so to speak, aimlessly for the sake of the walk. — Paul Klee

Paul Klee's Quotes By Paul Klee: By using patches of color and tone it

By using patches of color and tone it is possible to capture every natural impression in the simplest way, freshly and immediately. — Paul Klee

Paul Klee's Quotes By Paul Klee: Like people, a picture has a skeleton, muscles

Like people, a picture has a skeleton, muscles and skin. — Paul Klee

Paul Klee's Quotes By Paul Klee: I want to be as though newborn. To

I want to be as though newborn. To be almost primitive. — Paul Klee

Paul Klee's Quotes By Paul Klee Foundation: Art does not reproduce the visible; rather, it

Art does not reproduce the visible; rather, it makes visible. — Paul Klee Foundation

Paul Klee's Quotes By Paul Klee: See with one eye, feel with the other.

See with one eye, feel with the other. — Paul Klee

Paul Klee's Quotes By Jean Helion: Paul Klee seems to handle colors and dreams

Paul Klee seems to handle colors and dreams as if they both came out of a box of children's toys. He plays and dreams with whatever he finds. — Jean Helion

Paul Klee's Quotes By Paul Klee: When looking at any significant work of art,

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

Paul Klee's Quotes By Paul Klee: Gradually compositions make an appearance again. Political -

Gradually compositions make an appearance again. Political - satirical - conceits expressed in one figure or a few. — Paul Klee

Paul Klee's Quotes By Paul Klee: I must begin, not with hypothesis, but with

I must begin, not with hypothesis, but with specific instances, no matter how minute. — Paul Klee

Paul Klee's Quotes By Paul Klee: A single day is enough to make us

A single day is enough to make us a little larger or, another time, a little smaller. — Paul Klee

Paul Klee's Quotes By Paul Klee: I paint in order not to cry.

I paint in order not to cry. — Paul Klee

Paul Klee's Quotes By Paul Klee: Art does not reflect what is seen, rather

Art does not reflect what is seen, rather it makes the hidden visible. — Paul Klee

Paul Klee's Quotes By Paul Klee: To achieve vital harmony in a picture it

To achieve vital harmony in a picture it must be constructed out of parts in themselves incomplete, brought into harmony only at the last stroke. — Paul Klee

Paul Klee's Quotes By Paul Klee: Color is the place where our brain and

Color is the place where our brain and the universe meet. — Paul Klee

Paul Klee's Quotes By Paul Klee: Genius is the error in the system.

Genius is the error in the system. — Paul Klee

Paul Klee's Quotes By Paul Klee: He neither serves nor rules, he transmits. His

He neither serves nor rules, he transmits. His position is humble and the beauty at the crown is not his own. He is merely a channel. — Paul Klee

Paul Klee's Quotes By Paul Klee: There is no substitute for intuition.

There is no substitute for intuition. — Paul Klee

Paul Klee's Quotes By Paul Klee: The beholder's eye, which moves like an animal

The beholder's eye, which moves like an animal grazing, follows paths prepared for it in the picture. — Paul Klee

Paul Klee's Quotes By Paul Klee: The painter should not paint what he sees,

The painter should not paint what he sees, but what will be seen. — Paul Klee

Paul Klee's Quotes By Paul Klee: The pictorial work was born of movement, is

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

Paul Klee's Quotes By Paul Klee: Reduction! One wants to say more than nature

Reduction! One wants to say more than nature and one makes the impossible mistake of wanting to say it with more means than she, instead of fewer. — Paul Klee

Paul Klee's Quotes By Paul Klee: The worst state of affairs is when science

The worst state of affairs is when science begins to concern itself with art. — Paul Klee

Paul Klee's Quotes By Paul Klee: It is a great difficulty and a great

It is a great difficulty and a great necessity to have to start with the smallest. — Paul Klee

Paul Klee's Quotes By Paul Klee: Each energy calls for its complementary energy to

Each energy calls for its complementary energy to achieve self-contained stability based on the play of energies. — Paul Klee

Paul Klee's Quotes By Paul Klee: My mirror probes down to the heart. I

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. — Paul Klee

Paul Klee's Quotes By Paul Klee: Nature is garrulous to the point of confusion,

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

Paul Klee's Quotes By Paul Klee: I still come closest to success with drawing.

I still come closest to success with drawing. When I use color the results are dubious, for these painfully gained experiences bear less fruit. — Paul Klee

Paul Klee's Quotes By Paul Klee: Color has got me. I no longer need

Color has got me. I no longer need to chase after it. It has got me for ever. I know it. That is the meaning of this happy hour. — Paul Klee

Paul Klee's Quotes By Paul Klee: Art doesn't reflect what we see; it makes

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

Paul Klee's Quotes By Paul Klee: One day I will lie nowherewith an angel

One day I will lie nowhere
with an angel at my side. — Paul Klee

Paul Klee's Quotes By Paul Klee: The more horrible this world (as today, for

The more horrible this world (as today, for instance), the more abstract our art, whereas a happy world brings forth an art of the here and now. — Paul Klee

Paul Klee's Quotes By Paul Klee: Color and I are one. I am a

Color and I are one. I am a painter. — Paul Klee

Paul Klee's Quotes By Paul Klee: It is the artistic mission to penetrate as

It is the artistic mission to penetrate as far as may be toward that secret ground where primal law feeds growth. — Paul Klee

Paul Klee's Quotes By Paul Klee: It is interesting to observe how real the

It is interesting to observe how real the object remains, in spite of all abstractions. — Paul Klee

Paul Klee's Quotes By Paul Klee: The work of art is above all a

The work of art is above all a process of creation. — Paul Klee

Paul Klee's Quotes By Paul Klee: To give emphasis only to beauty makes me

To give emphasis only to beauty makes me think of a mathematics that deals with positive numbers only. — Paul Klee

Paul Klee's Quotes By Paul Klee: What my art probably lacks is a kind

What my art probably lacks is a kind of passionate humanity ... There is no sensuous relationship, not even the noblest, between myself and the many. — Paul Klee

Paul Klee's Quotes By Paul Klee: The longer a line, the more of the

The longer a line, the more of the time element it contains. Distance is time whereas a surface is apprehended more in terms of the moment. — Paul Klee

Paul Klee's Quotes By Paul Klee: Becoming is superior to being.

Becoming is superior to being. — Paul Klee

Paul Klee's Quotes By Paul Klee: In earlier times artists liked to show what

In earlier times artists liked to show what was actually visible ... nowadays we are concerned with reality, rather than the merely visible. — Paul Klee

Paul Klee's Quotes By Paul Klee: A line is a dot that went for

A line is a dot that went for a walk. — Paul Klee

Paul Klee's Quotes By Paul Klee: Art does not reproduce what we see. It

Art does not reproduce what we see. It makes us see. — Paul Klee

Paul Klee's Quotes By Paul Klee: Be winged arrows aiming at fulfillment and goal.

Be winged arrows aiming at fulfillment and goal. — Paul Klee

Paul Klee's Quotes By Paul Klee: It is precisely the way which is productive

It is precisely the way which is productive - this is the essential thing; becoming is more important than being ... — Paul Klee