Tuesday, January 1, 2013

Hand with Reflecting Sphere (1935)

Hand with Reflecting Sphere (1935)

Artist: M C Escher
Dutch (1898 - 1972)
Lithograph


Maurits Cornelis Escher (17 June 1898 – 27 March 1972), usually referred to as M. C. Escher, was a Dutch graphic artist. He is known for his often mathematically inspired woodcuts, lithographs, and mezzotints. These feature impossible constructions, explorations of infinity, architecture, and tessellations.(Wikipedia)

Escher and the interior of his studio in Rome are reflected in the mirrored sphere that he holds in his hand. Escher's preoccupation with mirrored reflections and visual illusion belongs to a tradition of northern European art established in the fifteenth century.



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