“It may be that the appreciation of such visual paradoxes is one sign of that kind of creativity possessed by the best mathematicians, scientists and artists. M. C. Escher's artistic output included many illusion pictures and highly geometric pictures, which some might dismiss as `intellectual mathematical games' rather than art. But they hold a special fascination for mathematicians and scientists,” (Simanek 1996)
Escher has many pieces that are famous for being impossible figures. Having influence from the penrose triangle and the crazy crate, Escher was able to create pieces like Belvedere (1958) and Waterfall (1961).
Escher has many pieces that are famous for being impossible figures. Having influence from the penrose triangle and the crazy crate, Escher was able to create pieces like Belvedere (1958) and Waterfall (1961).
Escher's Impossible Worlds
Reptiles (1946)
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Drawing Hands (1948)
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