The Magic Mirror of M.C. Escher
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| Rating | : | 4.61 (696 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 3822837032 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 116 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-06-21 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Escher’s work refuses to be pigeonholed. Ernst visited Escher every week for a year, systematically talking through his entire œuvre with him. The questions remain. Long before the first computer-generated 3-D images were thrilling the public, Escher was a master of the third dimension. His lithograph "Magic Mirror" dates as far back as 1946. Why did he create the pictures? How did he construct them? What preliminary studies were necessary before he could arrive at the final version? And how are the various images Escher created interrelated? This book, complete with biographical data, 250 illustrations, and explications of mathematical problems, offers answers to these and many other questions, and is an authentic source text of the first order.. In your print Reptiles you have given such a striking illustration of reincarnation.’ I replied, ‘Madame, if that’s the way you see it, so be it.’" An engagingly sl
"great artist" according to Nita Harper. always wanted to know how this guy thought. interesting how his thought process worked for him and his art work. Craig F. Williams said Five Stars. Great stuff, I just don't understand it.. a magic mirror indeed one of my favorite Eschers is a 1960 woodcut that presents a fascinating image of men 'scending' —ascending and descending simultaneously.two other marvels are his 1961 wood engraving of a Moebius strip,and his 1963 woodcut of a Moebius strip round which red ants are endlessly heading.among my tiptop fayvs is his 1955 lithograph Three Worlds presenting the surface of a pond,and a fish below, and the mirrored image of three trees overseeing.his tessellations also charm; ahhhh the variety and the originality of his art!
Language Notes Text: English, Dutch (translation)