{"product_id":"mc-escher-29-master-prints-143512488x","title":"M.C. Escher: 29 Master Prints","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 143512488X\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Darlene Geis\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e New\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the extraordinary world of \u003cb\u003eM.C. Escher\u003c\/b\u003e, time, space, and visual reality have been rearranged according to an ingenious logic simultaneity of perspective is commonplace, space appears to be infinite, and positive and negative are interchangeable.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAt first, Escher's work appealed to a rarefied group of mathematicians, who delighted in his logic and precision, and collectors, who marveled at his ability to create fantastical surrealist worlds that confuse the eye and delight the imagination.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNow, over thirty-five years after his death, his designs, motifs, and constructed universes have become part of the world's visual language influencing new generations of artists both on and off the computer; and appearing on everything from posters to textile prints and wallpaper.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe twenty-nine works reproduced in this collection include some of his most spellbinding creations. One powerful obsession that preoccupied Escher was what he called \"the regular division of the plane,\" the puzzle-like interlocking birds, fish, lizards, and other natural forms in continuous patterns. \u003ci\u003eSmaller and Smaller, Sky and Water I, Cycle,\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eMetamorphosis III\u003c\/i\u003e are superb examples of his exploration of dimension and illusion.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMany generations have now fallen in love with the ingeniously worked two-dimensional world of M.C. Escher. This generously sized collection of twenty-nine of his masterworks will enthrall a new audience of curious visual adventurers and remind existing admirers of his unique ability to imagine something impossible and the make it possible through his art.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eDust jacket picture is the Escher print \"Rind\". | alight mustard yellow shiny boards.\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Mia Karts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51979209867552,"sku":"NEW143512488X","price":173.8,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/miakarts.com\/products\/mc-escher-29-master-prints-143512488x","provider":"Miakarts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}