M. C. Escher

MAURITS CORNELIS ESCHER Born: June 17, 1898, in Friesland, Netherlands Died: March 27, 1972 Dutch illustrator/graphic artist known for his prints that use realistic detail to achieve bizarre optical and conceptual effects.

"He who wonders discoverers that this in itself is wonder."

"SELF-PORTRAIT"

"DRAWING HANDS"

"What I give form to in daylight is only one percent of what I have seen in darkness."

"My work is a game, a very serious game."

"By keenly confronting the enigmas that surround us, and by considering and analyzing the observations that I have 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."

"HOUSE OF STAIRS"

"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...may well be art."

"HAND WITH REFLECTING SPHERE"

"SELF-PORTRAIT"

"We adore chaos because we love to produce order."

"I don't use drugs, my dreams are frightening enough."

POSTSCRIPT "If everybody is thinking alike, then somebody isn't thinking." GEORGE S. PATTON, JR.

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