“I realized that most people waste their lives earning a living, and I wanted to live. I love painting, so I keep painting. That's how I became an artist.” PeopleWantedArtistPaintingWasteI RealizedEarningEarning A Living Author:Pierre Soulages
“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
“It's fascinating to think that as soon as man came into existence, he started painting.” ThinkingMenExistencePaintingFascinating Author:Pierre Soulages
“I always liked paintings to be walls rather than windows. When we see a painting on a wall, it's a window, so I often put my paintings in the middle of the space to make a wall.” SpaceMiddlePaintingWallWindow Author:Pierre Soulages
“A window looks outside, but a painting should do the opposite - it should look inside of us. When I put them in the middle of the room, I attach the paintings at the top to the ceiling and on the bottom to the floor. I prefer this to just hanging them from the ceiling because it creates a place in a space, like a wall.” ShouldLooksSpaceRoomsMiddlePaintingWallWindowOppositesBottomCeilings Author:Pierre Soulages
“Painting allows us to live in a more interesting way than we live our everyday lives.” WayInterestingPaintingEverydayEveryday LifeInteresting Ways Author:Pierre Soulages
“If painting doesn't offer a way to dream and create emotions, then it's not worth it.” IfsWayDreamEmotionPaintingOffersWorth ItNot Worth It Author:Pierre Soulages
“Painting isn't just pretty or pleasant; it is something that helps you to stand alone and face yourself.” HelpingFacesPaintingPleasantStand Alone 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
“I never want to stop painting. I'm 94 now. What's my secret? I just keep thinking about the painting I'm going to do tomorrow.” ThinkingWantSecretPaintingTomorrow Author:Pierre Soulages
“Painting is a play of opacities and transparencies.” PlayPaintingTransparency Author:Pierre Soulages
