Art is not about itself but the attention we bring to it.

Marcel Duchamp
About This Quote

"Art is not about itself but the attention we bring to it." – Pablo Picasso. This quote means that the purpose of art is not to be a piece of art, but rather a means to an end. Art is a means for us to express ourselves and communicate with others. A great artist will have a unique way of communicating, and this quote suggests that art is not about being great or perfect, but about getting your message across to the people around you. If you are more concerned about how your work will be received, you may not be as powerful as you think you are.

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  1. All this twaddle, the existence of God, atheism, determinism, liberation, societies, death, etc., are pieces of a chess game called language, and they are amusing only if one does not preoccupy oneself with 'winning or losing this game of chess.
  2. I like living, breathing better than working...my art is that of living. Each second, each breath is a work which is inscribed nowhere, which is neither visual nor cerebral, it's a sort of constant euphoria.
  3. I force myself to contradict myself in order to avoid conforming to my own taste.
  4. I have forced myself to contradict myself in order to avoid conforming to my own taste.
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