The Fantastic World of M. C. Escher DVD ~ M.C. Escher  (4)
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Grade 7 Up-Presents the inspirations and perspective of the artist.
Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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This video takes an in-depth look at Dutch artist M.C. Escher (1898-1972). Trained as a graphic artist in Holland, he lived for many years in Italy, where the landscapes of the south served as source material. In the mid-1930s, inspired by science and by a tour of Spain's Alhambra, with its Moorish mosaics, Escher developed a theory of plane division that he incorporated into his prints through regularly repeating patterns of interpenetrating figures, flora, or other abstract shapes. After World War II, he increasingly experimented with the relationship between spatial illusion and the picture plane by combining several perspectives in a single print. Since the 1950s, Escher's blend of fantasy and perceptual and perspectival experimentation has gained him a popular following; his art is widely represented in such mass culture objects as T-shirts and screensavers. This well-produced and -narrated program employs primary source material from Escher's diaries, still photos, and archival footage. An interview with the artist (in Dutch with English subtitles) recommends this program over The Fantastic World of M.C. Escher (Video Reviews, LJ 10/15/95) for general viewers.ASusan E. Annett, Santa Monica P.L., CA
Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Grade 7 Up-Presents the inspirations and perspective of the artist.
Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.
From Library Journal
This video takes an in-depth look at Dutch artist M.C. Escher (1898-1972). Trained as a graphic artist in Holland, he lived for many years in Italy, where the landscapes of the south served as source material. In the mid-1930s, inspired by science and by a tour of Spain's Alhambra, with its Moorish mosaics, Escher developed a theory of plane division that he incorporated into his prints through regularly repeating patterns of interpenetrating figures, flora, or other abstract shapes. After World War II, he increasingly experimented with the relationship between spatial illusion and the picture plane by combining several perspectives in a single print. Since the 1950s, Escher's blend of fantasy and perceptual and perspectival experimentation has gained him a popular following; his art is widely represented in such mass culture objects as T-shirts and screensavers. This well-produced and -narrated program employs primary source material from Escher's diaries, still photos, and archival footage. An interview with the artist (in Dutch with English subtitles) recommends this program over The Fantastic World of M.C. Escher (Video Reviews, LJ 10/15/95) for general viewers.ASusan E. Annett, Santa Monica P.L., CA
Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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