In the Mind's Eye - Lesson 1

​Yes or No?

Poll

It is best to know the truth.

• Yes

• No

Poll

Truth brings a person to freedom.

• Yes

• No

Poll

Truth is reality.

• Yes

• No

Poll

Ignorance is bliss.

• Yes

• No

Word Cloud

What did you see first?

Word Cloud

What did you see first?

Thoughts?

Whay do you think you saw one part of the picture before you saw another?

Why do some people view one part of the illusion first and others see other parts first?

M.C. Escher (1898 - 1972)

M.C. Escher is a famous 20th-century Dutch artist who is known for developing impossible structures within his art. He has made more than 448 lithographs and woodcarvings, and more than 2,000 drawings. Escher also wrote many poems and essays, and he studied architecture, although he never graduated from high school. He used many mathematical aspects in his works. Most of Escher's works involve his own fascination with the concept of reality. His works showing paradoxes, tesselations, and impossible objects have had influence on graphic art, psychology, philosopy and logic.

​Ascending and Descending

Sky and Water

​Metamorphosis I, II, III, IV

Let's take a look at one of M.C. Escher's works on paper.