The Magic of M.C. Escher

Author: Maurits Cornelis Escher
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780500975916
Category : Optical illusions
Languages : en
Pages : 196

Book Description
In this text, Escher's works, from the great masterpieces to numerous previously unpublished drawings, are arranged to form a cinematic journey of discovery.

The Magic Mirror of M. C. Escher

Author: TASCHEN
Publisher: Taschen
ISBN: 9783836584845
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 160

Book Description
Long before the first computer-generated 3-D images, M.C. Escher was a master of the third dimension. His impossible geometry and illusions, bordering between the scientific and psychological, are an homage to the possibilities of the human mind. This updated edition of a true classic presents the artist's key graphic works and detailed...

Escher on Escher

Author: Maurits Cornelis Escher
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 164

Book Description
This book provides a solid image of Escher as he saw himself--not as an 'artist' but as an artisan, a graphic artist with heart and soul, obsessed by contrasts and possessed by a unique creativity.

The Pop-up Book of M.C. Escher

Author: Maurits Cornelis Escher
Publisher: Pomegranate Communications
ISBN: 9780876548196
Category : Pop-up books
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
8 pop-up renderings of Escher drawings, accompanied by quotes from Escher

Masters of Deception

Author: Al Seckel
Publisher: Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.
ISBN: 9781402705779
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 334

Book Description
Rings of seahorses seem to rotate and butterflies seems to transform into warriors right on the page. Astonishing creations of visual trickery by masters of the art, such as Escher, Dali, and Archimbolo make this breathtaking collection the definitive book of optical illusions. Includes an illuminating Foreword by the Pulitzer Prize-winning author Hofstadter.

The Graphic Work

Author: Maurits Cornelis Escher
Publisher: Taschen America Llc
ISBN: 9783822896341
Category : Design
Languages : en
Pages : 76

Book Description
""Graphic Work"" presents over 80 of Escher's most interesting pictures selected by the artist himself. It includes Escher's commentaries on his work, which make his startling visual effects more easy to interpret. The book also features Escher's own account of his evolution as an artist. An authentic source book of high significance, it offers the best introduction to the fantastic universe of the grand master of illusion.

M.C. Escher

Author: Maurits Cornelis Escher
Publisher: Abrams
ISBN:
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 360

Book Description
The Abradale Press (Abrams' promotional book imprint) reprint of the work originally published by Abrams in 1982--and still in BIP at $65.00. Faithfully reprints the original at a modest price. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

M.C. Escher Pop-ups

Author: Courtney Watson McCarthy
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781908247032
Category : Graphic arts
Languages : en
Pages : 16

Book Description

M. C. Escher Kaleidocycles

Author: Doris Schattschneider
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780345256867
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 43

Book Description

M.C. Escher

Author: Maurits Cornelis Escher
Publisher: Harry N. Abrams
ISBN: 9780810922686
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Twenty-nine woodcuts and lithographs make use of optical illusions and unusual perspectives and are accompanied by the artist's comments.