The graphic work of M. C. Escher / introduced and explained by the artist (1959)

Escher is enlightening, mind-bending and if the essence (not the stories) of the sci-fi genre of other worlds could be painted instead of written, it would look like this. ( )

"(T)here came a moment when it seemed as though scales fell from my eyes. I discovered that technical mastery was no longer my sole aim, for I became gripped by another desire, the existence of which I had never suspected. Ideas came into my mind quite unrelated to graphic art, notions which so fascinated me that I longed to communicate them to other people. This could not be achieved through words, for these thoughts were not literary ones, but mental images of a kind that can only be made comprehensible to others by presenting them as visual images."

"He who wonders discovers that this is in itself a wonder. By keenly confronting the enigmas that surround us, and by considering and analyzing the observations that I had made, I ended up in the domain of mathematics. Although I am absolutely without training or knowledge in the exact sciences, I often seem to have more in common with mathematicians than with my fellow artists."
(M. C. Escher)

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Following the brief introduction is the "Classification and Description of the Numbered Productions", 76 prints are listed and each is furnished with a brief description or explanation. Following that are the prints themsleves, each shown full-page in size (or as large as page format will allow), eight of which are shown in colour. In addition to the 72 prints there are a further 10 illustrations included.

This is a well produce book with good quality illustrations. ( )

40.00

Art critics be damned. I love to look at M.C. Escher's art. ( )