Ebook: The Life and Works of Escher

Addressing one of Escher’s prints is akin to entering a foreign landscape, governed by a set of surreal, spatial dimensions. We are unwittingly absorbed into worlds which are turned upside down and inside out, steps which run upwards and also run down, internal rooms become external walls. Escher’s work also begs the question, does art imitate life, or life art? How can we tell, when his reptiles can get up and walk away from on which they are drawn? Through an informed selection of prints, taken from all periods of the artist’s life, «Escher» gives us a thorough insight into the creations of one of the 20th century’s most dispassionate yet enigmatic artists.