Paul Klee
A drawing is simply a line going for a walk.
Paul KleeWhen looking at any significant work of art, remember that a more significant one probably has had to be sacrificed.
Paul KleeArt does not reproduce the visible; rather, it makes visible.
Paul KleeArt does not reproduce what we see; rather, it makes us see.
Paul KleeOne eye sees, the other feels.
Paul KleeChildren also have artistic ability, and there is wisdom in there having it! The more helpless they are, the more instructive are the examples they furnish us; and they must be preserved free of corruption from an early age.
Paul KleeThe worst state of affairs is when science begins to concern itself with art.
Paul KleeOne does not lash hat lies at a distance. The foibles that we ridicule must at least be a little bit our own. Only then will the work be a part of our own flesh. The garden must be weeded.
Paul KleeTo emphasize only the beautiful seems to me to be like a mathematical system that only concerns itself with positive numbers.
Paul KleeA single day is enough to make us a little larger.
Paul KleeNature is garrulous to the point of confusion, let the artist be truly taciturn.
Paul KleeIn the final analysis, a drawing simply is no longer a drawing, no matter how self-sufficient its execution may be. It is a symbol, and the more profoundly the imaginary lines of projection meet higher dimensions, the better.
Paul KleeColor possesses me. I don't have to pursue it. It will possess me always, I know it. That is the meaning of this happy hour: Color and I are one. I am a painter.
Paul KleeBeauty is as relative as light and dark. Thus, there exists no beautiful woman, none at all, because you are never certain that a still far more beautiful woman will not appear and completely shame the supposed beauty of the first.
Paul Klee
