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Kaleidoscope based on Circle Limit III, by M. C. Escher. Woodcut print. Maurits Cornelis Escher,
a 20th century Dutch artist famous for his etchings and illustrations, uses
painstaking perspective and geometry to create his art - challenging the
viewer to second guess what is physically possible.
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Source:
M.C.Escher, The Official
Website
Circle Limit III 1959 woodcut, second state, in
yellow, green, blue, brown and black, printed from 5 blocks.
Around 1956, Escher explored the concept of
representing infinity on a two-dimensional plane. Discussions with Canadian
mathematician H.S.M. Coxeter inspired Escher’s interest in hyperbolic
tessellations, which are regular tilings of the hyperbolic plane. Escher’s
work Circle Limit I demonstrates this concept.
Escher later completed Circle Limit II, III and IV. These works continued to
demonstrate his ability to create perfectly consistent mathematical designs.
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