Watch M.C. Escher make his impossible mathematical art in this 1971 film

Watch M.C. Escher make his impossible mathematical art in this 1971 film

‘Only those who attempt the absurd will achieve the impossible. I think it’s in my basement… let me go upstairs and check’ - MC Escher

Maurits Cornelis Escher (1898-1972) created incredible mathematical art. Through repetition, geometry, perspective, reflection. symmetry, tessellation. light and shade, Escher sucked us into his pictures that challenge our brain’s assumptions and perceptions. Unlike surrealists, for home the other worldly is obvious at first glance, Escher’s images become puzzling after closer examination.

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