M.C. Escher, Reptiles, 1943, lithograph.
What you need to know about the artist and this artwork:
Visit this useful website http://www.tessellations.org/tess-what.htm
Under the tessellations menu you will find useful information on the life of M.C. Escher.
- This artwork creates an optical illusion, as Escher creates 2D objects that turn into 3D ones, all on a 2D surface (the lithograph)
Watch this Youtube video to find out! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JHw5_1Hopsc
M.C. Escher's works on the whole deal a lot with tessellations, optical illusions, and creating impossible images that look plausible. He was fascinated with mathematics, and the precision that he uses in his artworks allows him to create such believable images.
See some of his most iconic works and read more about his life at the official M.C. Escher website.
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