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the magic of M.C. Escher

Thursday, August 04, 2005 1:00 PM

((Relativity, by M.C. Escher))

Maurits Cornelis Escher.

the man i hail as a genius.

his works are astounding. i got to know of him when i finally went to the nyp library on monday with the intention of looking at some good art books (for the first time =x...). then i found it. The Magic of M.C. Escher.

but but but !!! before anyone sues me...this book and any works and text that i should put and quote in my blog are all copyright of M.C. Escher Foundation, Baarn, The Netherlands, and the book (The Magic of M.C. Escher) is published by Thames & Hudson Ltd. None of it is mine. i'm just a poor art student. :(

now now...back to the genius...the above picture is a work by him. isnt it breath-taking?? i was like GASP O_o when i first saw it. the things this man can do with lines !! Mr Escher was always intrigued by picture-puzzles. As Dr. J.L. Locher writes,

"How can a level field evoke depth or height, as well as surface? How can something be both inside and outside or both convex and concave?...In Escher a feeling for the conventional foundations of visual reality went hand in hand with a profound awareness fo the subjective dimension of every perception, and absurdist sense of humor, and an eager gazing at nature and architecture...His best images...confronts us with the limitations of our senses and particularly with the limitations of our eyes."

indeed Escher's works confuse us yet gives us a very captivating form of dialogue - one between our senses and his works. One of his quotes particularly touches me as a young art student.

"If someone has expressed himself in graphics from his youth; if he has created visual images for many years, always using such graphic means as...press, ink and all sorts of paper for printing on, this technique finally becomes second nature to him. Obviously, the technique itself must have been the most important thing for him, at least at the beginning of his career as a graphic artist, or he would not have taken that direction...and he will undoubtedly strive all his life for a technical expertise that he will never completely acquire...

...Meanwhile, all this technique is merely a means, not an end in itself. The end he strives for is something other than a perfectly executed print. His aim is to depict dreams, ideas or problems in such a way that other people can observe and consider them. The illusion that an artist wishes to create is much more subjective and far more important than the objective, physical means with which he tries to create it."

(Lecture, Stedelijk Museum, 16 November 1953)

i love this guy. Amazing.

the magic of M.C. Escher