There is something breathtaking about the basic laws of crystals. They are in no sense a discovery of the human mind; they… — M. C. Escher Copy Share Image
I came to the ... open gate of mathematics. From here, well-trodden paths lead in every direction, and since then I have… — 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… — 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… — M. C. Escher Copy Share Image
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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