Painting is a source of endless pleasure, but also of great anguish.
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The best way to begin is to say: Balthus is a painter of whom nothing is known. And now let us have a look at his paintings.Balthus
I always feel the desire to look for the extraordinary in ordinary things; to suggest, not to impose, to leave always a slight touch of mystery in my paintings.
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I had only planned to strike the gong violently in order to somehow shake people up and make them more aware. I think I succeeded.
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One must always draw, draw with the eyes, when one cannot draw with a pencil.
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Painting is the passage from the chaos of the emotions to the order of the possible.
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Painting is a language which cannot be replaced by another language. I don't know what to say about what I paint, really.
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