To define a thing is to substitute the definition for the thing itself.
About Georges Braque
Georges BraqueK; French: [ZoRZ bRak]; 13 May 1882 – 31 August 1963) was a major 20th-century French painter, collagist, draughtsman, printmaker and sculptor. His most notable contributions were in his alliance with Fauvism from 1905, and the role he played in the development of Cubism.
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Painting is a nail to which I fasten my ideas.
French painter and sculptor (1882-1963)
There is only one valuable thing in art: the thing you cannot explain.
French painter and sculptor (1882-1963)
Once an object has been incorporated in a picture it accepts a new destiny.
French painter and sculptor (1882-1963)
Truth exists; only lies are invented.
French painter and sculptor (1882-1963)
Art is made to disturb, science reassures.
French painter and sculptor (1882-1963)
Reality only reveals itself when it is illuminated by a ray of poetry.
French painter and sculptor (1882-1963)
To define a thing is to substitute the definition for the thing itself.
French painter and sculptor (1882-1963)