Famous quote by Pablo Picasso

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Why do two colors, put one next to the other, sing? Can one really explain this? no. Just as one can never learn how to
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"Why do two colors, put one next to the other, sing? Can one really explain this? no. Just as one can never learn how to paint"

- Pablo Picasso

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Pablo Picasso's quote speaks to the power of art and the secret of creativity. He is suggesting that the combination of 2 colors can develop something that is greater than the amount of its parts. He is likewise suggesting that the beauty of art is something that can not be explained or taught. It is something that should be skilled and felt. He is suggesting that the imaginative procedure is something that is beyond words and that it is something that needs to be experienced to be understood. He is also suggesting that the charm of art is something that is unique and unique which it is something that can not be reproduced or taught. Picasso's quote talks to the power of art and the secret of creativity and how it can create something that is higher than the sum of its parts.

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Pablo Picasso This quote is written / told by Pablo Picasso between October 25, 1881 and April 8, 1973. He was a famous Artist from Spain. The author also have 66 other quotes.

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