Amedeo Modigliani

What I am seeking is not the real and not the unreal but the subconscious, the mystery of the instinct in the human race.

When I know your soul, I will paint your eyes.

A head is a universe.

I want to paint the human figure, not as a still life, but as a living being.

My aim is to construct, not to copy.

The artist must be a rebel.

I am a Jew, and I am an artist. I am not a painter.

I dream of painting eyes that see into the soul.

The true artist is one who can express the inexpressible.

I am a solitary man, but I am not alone.

Art is a dialogue between the artist and the world.

I paint to express my inner world.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, but the artist must reveal it.

Every line is a thought, every color is a feeling.

I am not interested in copying nature, but in interpreting it.

The artist's mission is to create beauty, even in suffering.

My art is a reflection of my life.

I seek the truth in the human form.

To paint is to live.

I am a slave to my art.