M.C. Escher (1898–1972 ... artist than he gets. It’s worth stressing that what makes his images stick is not just that they show optical illusions or clever paradoxes—though they do ...

It’s a fitting way to revisit an iconic artist, since — as Escher himself might say — every subject can benefit from additional perspective. M.C. Escher, “Hand with Reflecting Sphere ...

M.C. Escher ... s “Circle Limit IV” (1960), the repeated object is sometimes a devilish bat-like creature – and sometimes an angel. Along with those shape repetitions, Escher twisted ...

Escher created many iconic works at the intersection of nature, mathematics, and perspective, using the unique language of the image to highlight a singular view of life’s puzzles and paradoxes.

THE universe may have the same surreal geometry as some of art’s most mind-boggling images. That’s the upshot of a study by the world’s most famous living scientist, Stephen Hawking of the ...