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In this text, Escher's works, from the great masterpieces to numerous previously unpublished drawings, are arranged to form a cinematic journey of discovery.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

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.

M. C. Escher

Author: Maurits Cornelis Escher
Publisher: Taschen
ISBN: 9783822858646
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 104

Book Description
Introduction and explanation of each print by the artist.

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.

MC Escher

Author: Sandra Forty
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781597641715
Category : Art, Modern
Languages : en
Pages : 96

Book Description
Maurits Cornelis Escher (Leeuwarden, June 17, 1898--March 27, 1972 in Laren) was a Dutch mathematical artist known for his woodcuts, lithographs and mezzotints which feature impossible constructions, explorations of infinity, and tessellations. This book has numerous examples of how his extraordinary pictures of logic fool the brain into believing the impossible--water can run uphill and steps that go upwards.

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.

The Magic of M.C. Escher

Author: J. L. Locher
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780500290736
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 196

Book Description
Discusses the perspective artist's life and works and offers prints of some of his best-known pieces, unpublished drawings, the artist's own commentary, and additional observations.

Palazzo Inverso

Author: D.B. Johnson
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 0547488254
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 45

Book Description
Mauk, mischievous apprentice to the master architect, must not draw on the plans for the new Palazzo. But by turning the plans a bit each day, he finds a way to alter them, turning the master’s creation onto its head! Discover what mystery and excitement a small change of perspective has brought to the Palazzo. In this M.C. Escher-inspired masterpiece, D.B. Johnson pushes the picture book form to new extremes. With its continuous narrative and illustrations that can viewed upside down, readers can turn the book over on page thirty two and read all the way back to page one. Enter the Palazzo Inverso...and see if you can find your way out.