? Having multiple vanishing points: is that how M. C. Escher created his drawings? By doing this purposefully? And is this still part of the 'sketch like an architect' lessons? i.e. are you using any rulers or straight edges?
Thank you Marcia! OMGosh - truly an intriguing question. Those blended distortions of perspective HAD to be underpinned with multiple perspectives I thought - but did not know nearly enough to say anything sound about it. Went on a little search. The link to the article below, in Medium, addresses your question, which instantly became my question - head on. Included a section of it too.
Note: The lesson explains that anytime there are MORE than 3 vanishing points, it’s called Multiple Perspectives. There was a quiz at the end of the lesson, 10 scenes, identify the perspective. I failed 7 times before getting (learning) them all right.
….. Escher came to be known as a mathematical artist, and not a traditional one. Yet, this is not the pinnacle of his work — Escher was one of the first to establish work with distorted perspective grids. He left the traditional rules of perspective behind and broke all the boundaries mathematical theory had placed on his tools. By using these grids, he managed to create reflective effects in his art — something that had rarely been done before. This is the most famous one:
Figure 4: Hand With Reflecting Globe, 1935
Escher created this lithograph to have a better view of his surroundings. The work encompasses his entire world around him, and his head is the absolute center of the lithograph. By making himself the center of this work, he reminds viewers that his ego is the unshakable core of his world, as should be for others. He did this entire work, all using a grid that must have looked like this:
Figure 5: A standard fish-eye (5-point perspective) grid. The points marked in red are the various vanishing.
? Having multiple vanishing points: is that how M. C. Escher created his drawings? By doing this purposefully? And is this still part of the 'sketch like an architect' lessons? i.e. are you using any rulers or straight edges?
Thank you Marcia! OMGosh - truly an intriguing question. Those blended distortions of perspective HAD to be underpinned with multiple perspectives I thought - but did not know nearly enough to say anything sound about it. Went on a little search. The link to the article below, in Medium, addresses your question, which instantly became my question - head on. Included a section of it too.
Note: The lesson explains that anytime there are MORE than 3 vanishing points, it’s called Multiple Perspectives. There was a quiz at the end of the lesson, 10 scenes, identify the perspective. I failed 7 times before getting (learning) them all right.
….. Escher came to be known as a mathematical artist, and not a traditional one. Yet, this is not the pinnacle of his work — Escher was one of the first to establish work with distorted perspective grids. He left the traditional rules of perspective behind and broke all the boundaries mathematical theory had placed on his tools. By using these grids, he managed to create reflective effects in his art — something that had rarely been done before. This is the most famous one:
Figure 4: Hand With Reflecting Globe, 1935
Escher created this lithograph to have a better view of his surroundings. The work encompasses his entire world around him, and his head is the absolute center of the lithograph. By making himself the center of this work, he reminds viewers that his ego is the unshakable core of his world, as should be for others. He did this entire work, all using a grid that must have looked like this:
Figure 5: A standard fish-eye (5-point perspective) grid. The points marked in red are the various vanishing.
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The Entire Article on Medium
The Influence of the Perspectives of M.C. Escherhttps://vinsmusings.medium.com/the-influence-of-the-perspectives-of-m-c-escher-38bd8160a6
Thanks for doing the research about Escher! I just took a look at it. Wow!