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We adore chaos because we love to produce order.
M. C. Escher
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M. C. Escher
Age: 73 †
Born: 1898
Born: January 1
Died: 1972
Died: January 1
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Maurits Cornelis Escher
Mauricio Escher
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For me it remains an open question whether [this work] pertains to the realm of mathematics or to that of art.
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So let us then try to climb the mountain, not by stepping on what is below us, but to pull us up at what is above us, for my part at the stars amen.
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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.'
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