The Magic Mirror of M. C. Escher

The Magic Mirror of M. C. Escher
Author: TASCHEN
Publisher: Taschen
Total Pages: 160
Release: 2022-03-08
Genre:
ISBN: 9783836584845

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

Escher on Escher
Author: Maurits Cornelis Escher
Publisher:
Total Pages: 164
Release: 1989-03-25
Genre: Art
ISBN:

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 Graphic Work

The Graphic Work
Author: Maurits Cornelis Escher
Publisher: Taschen America Llc
Total Pages: 76
Release: 1992
Genre: Design
ISBN: 9783822896341

""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

M.C. Escher
Author: Maurits Cornelis Escher
Publisher: Harry N. Abrams
Total Pages: 0
Release: 1983-04-15
Genre: Art
ISBN: 9780810922686

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

The Magic of M.C. Escher

The Magic of M.C. Escher
Author: Maurits Cornelis Escher
Publisher:
Total Pages: 196
Release: 2000
Genre: Optical illusions
ISBN: 9780500975916

In this text, Escher's works, from the great masterpieces to numerous previously unpublished drawings, are arranged to form a cinematic journey of discovery.

Masters of Deception

Masters of Deception
Author: Al Seckel
Publisher: Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.
Total Pages: 334
Release: 2004
Genre: Art
ISBN: 9781402705779

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

M.C. Escher
Author: Maurits Cornelis Escher
Publisher: Abrams
Total Pages: 360
Release: 1992-09
Genre: Art
ISBN:

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.

Gödel, Escher, Bach

Gödel, Escher, Bach
Author: Douglas R. Hofstadter
Publisher: Penguin Group(CA)
Total Pages: 832
Release: 2000
Genre: Art and music
ISBN: 9780140289206

'What is a self and how can a self come out of inanimate matter?' This is the riddle that drove Douglas Hofstadter to write this extraordinary book. In order to impart his original and personal view on the core mystery of human existence - our intangible sensation of 'I'-ness - Hofstadter defines the playful yet seemingly paradoxical notion of 'strange loop', and explicates this idea using analogies from many disciplines.