“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
“Simplicity and order are, if not the principal, then certainly the most important guidelines for human beings in general.” IfsHumansImportantOrderHuman BeingsSimplicityPrincipalGuidelines Author:M. C. Escher
“A woman once rang me up and said, 'Mr. Escher, I am absolutely crazy about your work. In your print -Reptiles- you have given such a striking illustration of reincarnation.' I replied, 'Madam, if that's the way you see it, so be it.'” IfsWaySaidGivenCrazyPrintReincarnationIllustrationReptilesEscher Author:M. C. Escher
“To tell you the truth, I am rather perplexed by the concept of 'art'. What one person considers to be 'art' is often not 'art' to another. 'Beautiful' and 'ugly' are old-fashioned concepts that are seldom applied these days; perhaps justifiably, who knows? Something repulsive, which gives you a moral hangover, and hurts your ears or eyes, may well be art. Only 'kitsch' is not art - we're all agreed about that. Indeed, but what is 'kitsch'? If only I knew!” IfsKnowsGivingWellsMayPersonsArtEyeBeautifulHurtMoralArt IsConceptsEarsUglyThese DaysOld FashionedHangoverKitschPerplexed Author:M. C. Escher
“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 had never occurred to me; one might say that I am head over heels in love with it, and I still don't know why.” IfsKnowsTryingYearsStillsDifferentProblemLightMightWould BeNaturalImagineFiguresObjectsAspectFamiliarPlanesDivisionAssociationHeelsAgain And AgainHobbiesObserversGeometricHead Over Heels Author:M. C. Escher
