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M.C. Escher

M.C. Escher. November 6 th Grade Lesson. Meet the Artist:. He was born in 1898 in Holland. The MC stands for Maurits Cornelius. Escher was Dutch but as a young man moved to Italy and traveled across Europe. He was especially taken with the floor tile in Spain.

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M.C. Escher

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  1. M.C. Escher November 6th Grade Lesson

  2. Meet the Artist: • He was born in 1898 in Holland. • The MC stands for Maurits Cornelius. • Escher was Dutch but as a young man moved to Italy and traveled across Europe. He was especially taken with the floor tile in Spain. • He didn’t do very well in school, but he continued on through the university level, eventually studying graphic arts. • His work was a sort of bridge between the scientific world and artistic imagination.

  3. Vocabulary • Escher was considered the foremost authority on graphic art. Graphic artis the art or the science of drawing, especially according to mathematical rules. • Eventually he came to use a mathematical art technique called tessellations. Tessellations are mosaic patterns where the pieces fit together like a visual jigsaw puzzle. There is no background and foreground and the outline of one figure becomes the boundary of another. They are mostly seen in quilts, fabrics and wallpaper. • He also liked to use the theme of metamorphosis or the complete change of an object, in his work. Birds transform to fish, fish to frogs and night turns into day.

  4. Day and Night, 1938

  5. The Theme of Reflection

  6. The Theme of the Impossible

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