If they took away my paints I'd use pastels. If they took away my pastels I'd use crayons. If they took away my crayons I'd use pencils. If they stripped me naked and threw me in prison I'd spit on my finger and paint on the walls.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- True artistic drive persists regardless of tools or circumstances.
- In plain terms
- Artists create with whatever tools are available.
- What can you take from it?
- Resourcefulness matters more than perfect conditions.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What stops you from creating?
- How do you adapt to constraints?
Another view
Some art forms genuinely require specific materials.
More from Pablo Picasso
Yo no trabajo segun la Naturaleza, sino delante de ella, con ella. Un pintor debe observar la Naturaleza, pero jamas confundirla con la pintura.
Permalink to quote #24 All I ever made was made for the present and in the hope it will always remain in the present.
Permalink to quote #26 Yo no pinto las cosas como las veo, yo pinto como las pienso.
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