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Original Title:	M.C. Escher : 29 Master prints
ISBN:	0810922681 (ISBN13: 9780810922686)
Edition Language:	English

M.C. Escher: 29 Masterworks

M.C. Escher

Paperback | Pages: 62 pages

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Title	:	M.C. Escher: 29 Masterworks
Author	:	M.C. Escher
Book Format	:	Paperback
Book Edition	:	First Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 62 pages
Published	:	April 15th 1983 by Harry N. Abrams
Categories	:	Art. Nonfiction. Reference

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

Nearly everyone will have seen some of the work of Dutch graphic artist Maurits Cornelis Escher (1898-1970). His woodcuts and lithographs are largely based in mathematics and geometry, and provide endless fascination. Many of the two dimensional images Escher created simply could not exist in the three dimenional world, yet on paper they LOOK entirely plausible at first glance (for instance, "Ascending and Descending" and "Belvedere"), and this alone gives the mind of the viewer plenty to ponder. Escher also incorporated tessellations - images composed of repeating, interlocking shapes - into many of his pieces (such as in "Reptiles" or "Fish"), and he played with the idea of having different figures in the same composition existing on different planes, despite sharing the same space. For instance, a surface which is the floor for one figure may be a wall for another (see "Relativity").

This particular book is a very nice collection of some of Escher's most well-known pieces, and is very afordable. There are certainly more detailed books on Escher's life and work available, such as J.L. Locker's 200-page "The Magic of M.C. Escher," but "29 Master Prints" is a great alternative for those who simply want something visually stimulating to put on their coffee table, without too much text. Each print covers a full page (and these are large pages - approximately 14.5 x 10.5 inches), and is accompanied by a small amount of text on the facing page, giving the piece's title, date of completion, medium, dimensions, and a short blurb offering insights about the print, written by either Escher himself or one of several other authors. The explanations written by the artist are often delightfully witty. At the beginning of the book there is a short essay by Escher, "On Being a Graphic Artist."

One disappointment I found was that the print of "Metamorphosis III" is broken up into pieces to fit it all on one page, so you can't see it end-to-end. I would rather have seen this done as some sort of fold-out. Also, unfortunately, this book does not appear to be available in hardcover, so it is slightly less durable. Nevertheless, I would certainly recommend "29 Master Prints" to any fan of Escher's work.

Following is a list of the particular twenty-nine prints included:

"Rind" - on front cover
"Other World"
"Smaller and Smaller"
"Circle Limit III"
"Knots"
"Hand with Reflecting Sphere (Self-Portrait in Spherical Mirror)"
"Balcony"
"Circle Limit IV (Heaven and Hell)"
"Ascending and Descending"
"Day and Night"
"Regular Division of the Plane III"
"Sky and Water I"
"Cycle"
"Metamorphosis III"
"Belvedere"
"Reptiles"
"Relativity"
"Fish" - 1942 woodcut
"Mobius Strip II (Red Ants)"
"Snakes"
"Fish" - 1941 woodcut
"Drawing Hands"
"Three Spheres I"
"Stars"
"Waterfall"
"Double Planetoid (Double Planet)"
"Dream (Mantis Religiosa)"
"Concentric Rinds (Concentric Space Filling / Regular Sphere Division)"
"Dragon"

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Great collection of his prints. Comments about them by artist too. Would be the Escher book to own.

A great collection of Escher's work, nicely complemented by notes from Escher and others. It is a wonderful presentation of the art and the ideas behind it, examining questions about how people perceive spaces, flatness, dimensions, and art in general, all with a hint toward some of the mathematical concepts behind it all. The later notes with the later pictures in the book also discuss how Escher's work also became popular with American pop music and the psychedelic art movement in the 60s.



Maurits Cornelis Escher, 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.Maurits Cornelis, or "Mauk" as he came to be nicknamed, was was the youngest son of civil engineer George Arnold Escher and

Visually appealing and I share the apprecication for his work. Whenever I am lacking inpiration, I find this a good place to be.

I find Escher's art very impressive. But then, come to find out they were actually wooden carvings, wood engravings, and lithographs... Wow!

Beautiful imagery and notes on Escher's work.