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 …

- Pierre Soulages

Painting isn't just pretty or pleasant; it is something that helps you to stand alone and face yourself.

- Pierre Soulages

I've always loved black, and I realized that, from the beginning, man went into completely dark caves to paint. They painted with black too. They cou…

- Pierre Soulages

Painting allows us to live in a more interesting way than we live our everyday lives.

- 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 …

- Pierre Soulages

If painting doesn't offer a way to dream and create emotions, then it's not worth it.

- Pierre Soulages

It's fascinating to think that as soon as man came into existence, he started painting.

- Pierre Soulages

I am against limitations like perspective. Perspective is illusion, it's the opposite of presence, and art is presence.

- 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.

- Pierre Soulages