Escher's Impossible Figures on the Internet Exploration
From EscherMath
Objective: Explore how Escher created impossible figures and how he used perspective to create illusions.
Go to the website: [| escher.com]
1. Go to “Downloads”
Look at the MPEG movies Belvedere, Waterfall, and Ascending and Descending. Write a short paragraph about how the movie explains each of the drawings.
Go to “Gallery”. Look at “Back in Holland 1941 – 1954” and “Recognition and Success 1955-1972”.
2. There are several prints that qualify as “impossible figures”. Identify them.
3. There are several prints that are about the difference between 2- and 3-dimensional object. Identify some of these.
Handin: A sheet with answers to all questions.
