There is something breathtaking about the basic laws of crystals. They are in no sense a discovery of the human mind; they just "are" - they exist quite independently of us. The most that man can do is become aware,… — M. C. Escher Copy Share Image
There is something in such laws that takes the breath away. They are not discoveries or inventions of the human mind, but exist independently of us. In a moment of clarity, one can at most discover that they are there… — M. C. Escher Copy Share Image
The regular division of the plane into congruent figures evoking an association in the observer with a familiar natural object is one of these hobbies or problems...I have embarked on this geometric problem again and again over the years, trying to throw light on different aspects each time. I cannot imagine what my life would be like if this problem… — M. C. Escher Copy Share
For me it remains an open question whether [this work] pertains to the realm of mathematics or to that of art. — M. C. Escher Copy Share Image
I never got a pass mark in math... Just imagine - mathematicians now use my prints to illustrate their books. Funny me consorting with… — M. C. Escher Copy Share Image
As far as I know, there is no proof whatever of the existence of an objective reality apart from our senses, and I do… — M. C. Escher Copy Share Image
Science and art sometimes can touch one another, like two pieces of the jigsaw puzzle which is our human life, and that contact may… — M. C. Escher Copy Share Image
In mathematical quarters, the regular division of the plane has been considered theoretically. ... [Mathematicians] have opened the gate leading to an extensive domain,… — M. C. Escher Copy Share Image
I might be in the basement. I'll go upstairs and check. We adore chaos because we love to produce order. I don't use drugs;… — M. C. Escher Copy Share Image
To tell you the truth, I am rather perplexed by the concept of 'art'. What one person considers to be 'art' is often not… — M. C. Escher Copy Share Image
To have peace with this peculiar life; to accept what we do not understand; to wait calmly for what awaits us, you have to… — M. C. Escher Copy Share Image
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