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M. C. Escher: Journey to Infinity

She became a symbol to me, or rather a demonstrationof gravity, which is not a boring...

She became a symbol to me, or rather a demonstration
of gravity, which is not a boring concept, but a living, gripping
incomprehensibility

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She became a symbol to me,
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or rather a demonstration of gravity,
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which is not a boring concept,
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but a living, gripping incomprehensibility.
Duration
12 seconds
Views
19
Timestamp in Movie
01:08:31
Uploaded
Jun 27, 2025
Genres
documentary
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Movie Summary

Feature documentary about the life and work of MC Escher.
At home, I am working feverishly, - M. C. Escher: Journey to Infinity 00:11
At home, I am working feverishly,
Mr. Mick Jagger asking me to design a picture - M. C. Escher: Journey to Infinity 00:40
Mr. Mick Jagger asking me to design a picture
These orgies of color - M. C. Escher: Journey to Infinity 00:19
These orgies of color
They were printed with fluorescent ink - M. C. Escher: Journey to Infinity 00:11
They were printed with fluorescent ink
Palm from 1933 never had a lot of success, - M. C. Escher: Journey to Infinity 00:13
Palm from 1933 never had a lot of success,
What on Earth does this young generation see - M. C. Escher: Journey to Infinity 00:19
What on Earth does this young generation see
But why not let those Californian students - M. C. Escher: Journey to Infinity 00:49
But why not let those Californian students
I've always tried to remain open all around. - M. C. Escher: Journey to Infinity 00:05
I've always tried to remain open all around.
I... I'm constantly seeing things, you know? - M. C. Escher: Journey to Infinity 00:06
I... I'm constantly seeing things, you know?
But Escher's work made me see differently. - M. C. Escher: Journey to Infinity 00:04
But Escher's work made me see differently.
One of the things about Escher's work - M. C. Escher: Journey to Infinity 00:09
One of the things about Escher's work
You know, you have an overall appreciation of the piece, - M. C. Escher: Journey to Infinity 00:11
You know, you have an overall appreciation of the piece,
So Escher taught me to see differently, - M. C. Escher: Journey to Infinity 00:05
So Escher taught me to see differently,
I think one of the last pieces - M. C. Escher: Journey to Infinity 00:07
I think one of the last pieces
I think that may have been - M. C. Escher: Journey to Infinity 00:05
I think that may have been
And he was not a young man when he finished that, - M. C. Escher: Journey to Infinity 00:07
And he was not a young man when he finished that,
I am handicapped by my health. - M. C. Escher: Journey to Infinity 00:19
I am handicapped by my health.
Doing this work gives me the sad feeling of getting old, - M. C. Escher: Journey to Infinity 00:19
Doing this work gives me the sad feeling of getting old,
A prerequisite for a good print, - M. C. Escher: Journey to Infinity 00:29
A prerequisite for a good print,
My prints, none of which were ever made - M. C. Escher: Journey to Infinity 00:26
My prints, none of which were ever made