{"product_id":"the-magic-mirror-of-mc-escher-taschen-25th-anniversary-series-9783822837030","title":"The Magic Mirror of M.C. Escher (Taschen 25th Anniversary Series)","description":"\u003cp\u003eA woman once rang me up and said  Mr. Escher  I am absolutely crazy about your work. In your print Reptiles you have given such a striking illustration of reincarnation. I replied  Madame  if thats the way you see it  so be it. An engagingly sly comment by the renowned Dutch graphic artist Maurits Cornelis Escher (18981972)the complex ambiguities of whose work leave hasty or single-minded interpretations far behind. Long before the first computer-generated 3-D images were thrilling the public  Escher was a master of the third dimension. His lithograph Magic Mirror dates as far back as 1946. In taking that title for this book  mathematician Bruno Ernst is stressing the magic spell Eschers work invariably casts on those who see it. Ernst visited Escher every week for a year  systematically talking through his entire uvre with him. Their discussions resulted in a friendship that gave Ernst intimate access to the life and conceptual world of Escher. Ernsts account was meticulously scrutinized and made accurate by the artist himself.Eschers work refuses to be pigeonholed. Scientific  psychological  or aesthetic criteria alone cannot do it justice. The questions remain. Why did he create the pictures? How did he construct them? What preliminary studies were necessary before achieving the final version? And how are the various images Escher created interrelated? This book  complete with biographical data  250 illustrations  and explications of mathematical problems  offers answers to these and many other questions  and is an authentic source text of the first order.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45213211099189,"sku":"ByrdShop_3822837032","price":252.67,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9783822837030.jpg?v=1778517832","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-magic-mirror-of-mc-escher-taschen-25th-anniversary-series-9783822837030","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}