Originality Is Merely An Illusion.

I Am A Graphic Artist Heart And Soul, Though I Find The Term Artist Rather Embarrassing.

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.

I Never Got A Pass Mark In Math... Just Imagine - Mathematicians Now Use My Prints To Illustrate Their Books. Funny Me Consorting With All These Learned Folks, As Though I Were Their Long Lost Brother. I Guess They Are Unaware Of The Fact That I Am Ignorant About The Whole Thing.

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.'

What I Give Form To In Daylight Is Only One Per Cent Of What I Have Seen In Darkness.