Maurits Cornelius Escher

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Maurits Cornelius Escher

• Geometry in Art

E. Boligitz, D. Caleca, M. Liberatore, C. Vicario
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Biography

• Maurits Escher was a Dutch graphic artist.
• Born in the Netherlands 1898, died 1972.
• He was not proficient in mathematics.
• After failing his High School exams, he was still
  able to enroll in a school of architecture.
• While there, he became interested in graphic
  arts, and was influenced by Samuel J. de Mesquita.

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GRAPHIC DESIGNS

• Escher became skilled at
  woodcut printing, using stylized sketches of
  birds, fish, and animals.

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FISH
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Circle Limit III
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He developed a fascination with order and
symmetry.
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HORSEMEN
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HEAVEN AND HELL
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• He created what he referred to as the
  impossible spaces.

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An example of this is his work entitled CUBE
WITH RIBBONS.
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• Escher was fascinated with every kind of
  Tessellation.

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ALHAMBRA
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SKY AND WATER
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His work progressed from 2-D to 3-D.
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CYCLES
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WATERFALL
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REPTILES
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• His final graphic design, Snakes, was
  unveiled in July, 1969, before his death in 1972.

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SNAKES
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