We adore chaos because we love to produce order.
M. C. EscherRead
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.
Interpretation
The quote reflects the author's deep fascination and ongoing engagement with the geometric patterns that resemble nature.
M. C. Escher expresses his enduring passion for exploring the geometric division of space through congruent figures, linking them to familiar natural forms. His repeated attempts to understand and illuminate this problem highlight how integral it has become to his life, evoking a sense of love and mystery about this artistic challenge that he continues to grapple with, without fully grasping its allure.
In practice
In a presentation on artistic techniques, you might use this quote to illustrate the love an artist can develop for their medium.
We adore chaos because we love to produce order.
I could fill an entire second life with working on my prints.
Simplicity and order are, if not the principal, then certainly the most important guidelines for human beings in general.
For me it remains an open question whether [this work] pertains to the realm of mathematics or to that of art.
He who wonders discovers that this in itself is wonder.
All my works are games, serious game.
Not every song I write is ecstasy. And it can happen only one time. After that, when you sing the same melody and words, it's pleasure, but you don't get wiped out.
To be a good writer, you not only have to write a great deal but you have to care. You do not have to have a complicated moral philosophy. But a writer always tries, I think, to be a part of a solution, to understand a little about life and to pass this on.
I write for the same reason I breathe - because if I didn't, I would die.
Christian art is the expression of the whole life of the whole person as a Christian. What a Christian portrays in his art is the totality of life. Art is not to be solely a vehicle for some sort of self-conscious evangelism.
Classical music is a special taste like Greek language or pre-Columbian archeology, not a common culture of reciprocal communication and psychological shorthand.
The moment always dictates in my work. What I feel, I do. This is the most important thing for me. Everybody can look, but they don't necessarily see. I never calculate or consider; I see a situation and I know that it's right, even if I have to go back to get the proper lighting.
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