“At 16, I decided to do something brave: I went on a prehistoric dig. In fact, I've had my name in a museum since I was 18 years old, not for my painting but for the prehistoric objects I found. That's how I started thinking about art.” ThinkingYearsArtFactsFoundNamesObjectsPaintingDecidedBraveMuseumsPrehistoric Author:Pierre Soulages
“Prehistoric art came to move me much more than Greek art. Greek art has beautiful women and handsome men, but I don't care.” MenArtCareBeautifulMovingDon't CareI Don't CareGreekHandsomeBeautiful WomenPrehistoricHandsome MenGreek Art Author:Pierre Soulages
“I am against limitations like perspective. Perspective is illusion, it's the opposite of presence, and art is presence.” ArtPerspectiveIllusionArt IsOppositesLimitation Author:Pierre Soulages
“For me, it's important to experience aesthetic shock, which sets in motion our imagination, our emotions, our feelings, and our thoughts. That's the purpose of a painting and of art in general.” ArtImportantFeelingsPurposeImaginationEmotionPaintingShockAestheticOur Thoughts Author:Pierre Soulages
