Escher architecture, City of London – 2009
MC Escher was a Dutch Graphic artist, best known for his mathematically-inspired woodcuts, lithotgraphs and mezzotints, which often feature physically impossible constructions, explorations of infinity, and architecture. My friend calls it headache art. In this picture, a London curved glass building is reflecting its neighbour in ways that make it seem like a physical impossibility – the only reminder of the real world is the spiral staircase partially reflected on the right. Eat your heart out, Escher.
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Looks like one of those optical illusion pictures……Interesting info!
That does look exactly like Escher! I used to be fascinated with this artist! Reminds me now of the Institut du Monde Arabe in Paris by Jean Nouvel; nothing like this but very very innovative nevertheless
Beautiful photo!
Very interesting lines you captured in the pic. The experts would probably have a long talk n how the lines do this and the colors do that and and and… I just say cool.
Great composition, Jeanne – you really make me miss London even more (sigh)