Quote of M. C. Escher - It is human nature to want...
Biography - M. C. Escher:
Dutch graphic artist.
Born: 1898 - Died: 1972
Period:
20th century
19th century
Place of birth: Netherlands
Born: 1898 - Died: 1972
Period:
20th century
19th century
Place of birth: Netherlands
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. I have sometimes heard painters say that they paint 'for themselves': but I think they would soon have painted their fill if they lived on a desert island.
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Whoever wants to know something about me - as an artist which alone is significant - they should look attentively at my pictures and there seek to recognise what I am and what I want.
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