By keenly confronting the enigmas that surround us, and by considering and analysing the observations that I have 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.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Confronting life's mysteries led the speaker to mathematics, where they feel more at home than with other artists.
- In plain terms
- Studying the world's puzzles made the speaker feel like a mathematician not an artist.
- What can you take from it?
- Solving enigmas can bridge art and math.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Where do you feel you belong?
- What mysteries drive you?
Another view
It assumes a strict divide between artists and mathematicians that may not exist.
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