The Magic of M.C. Escher 埃舍尔的魔力

AsbeautifulandcomplexasanEscherworkitself—aclassicstudyofagreatartistandhisworksonpaperM.C.Escher(1898-1972)isrenownedforhisabilitytorenderthevisionsofhismind’seye.Thevisionsthemselveswereremarkable:forEscher,theskinofthevisibleworldwasnothingmorethanapieceofcloththatcouldbecut,folded,shaped,andrearrangedinmarvelousways.Asuperbdraftsman,heportrayedtheseother-worldlytransformationsofspacewithinthefamiliarbordersofasheetofpaper.Theresultingimageshavebecomethefavoriteartworksofviewersaroundtheworld.TheMagicofM.C.Escherdoesjusticetothisoriginalartist’sinventions.Escher’sworks—woodcuts,lithographs,anddrawings,accompaniedbyquotesfromtheauthor—arebrilliantlyarrangedtoformacinematiclookathisachievements.Hereisthemagicalworldoftheartist’smind,anunchartedrealmfullofexoticconceptionsandinventions.380illustrations,330incolor.