“It is human nature to want to exchange ideas, and I believe that, at bottom, every artist wants no more than to tell the world what he has to say.” WorldWantBelieveHumansIdeasArtistI BelieveHuman NatureBottom Author:M. C. Escher
“If I am not mistaken, the word "art" and "artist" did not exist during the Renaissance and before: there were simply architects, sculptors, and painters, practicing a trade.” IfsArtArtistTradePainterArchitectMistakenRenaissanceSculptors Author:M. C. Escher
“What I give form to in daylight is only one per cent of what I have seen in darkness.” LifeGivingBeautifulFormArtistDarknessAtheismMadnessCentsDaylight Author:M. C. Escher
“By keenly confronting the enigmas that surround us, and by considering and analyzing the observations that I had made, I ended up in the domain of mathematics. Although I am absolutely without training in the exact sciences, I often seem to have more in common with mathematicians than with my fellow artists.” MadeSeemsArtistCommonTeachingTrainingMathematicsFellowsMathObservationSurroundConsideringMathematicianDomainConfrontingAnalyzingEnigmaExact Sciences Author:M. C. Escher
“I am a graphic artist heart and soul, though I find the term artist rather embarrassing.” HeartSoulArtistTermEmbarrassingGraphicHeart And SoulGraphic Artist Author:M. C. Escher