Hofstadter's 1979 book also analyzes the work of which artist?
Vincent Van Gogh
Pablo Picasso
M.C. Escher
Andy Warhol
Answer
Hofstadter's 1979 book, Gödel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid, also analyzes the work of M.C. Escher, the Dutch artist whose works are characterized by optical illusions, impossible objects, and other mind-bending imagery. Escher was particularly interested in the relationship between art and mathematics, and many of his works explore the idea of infinity.
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