art lessons about m. c. escher

Relativity, 1953

Maurits Cornelis Escher (17 June 1898 – 27 March 1972), usually referred to as M. C. Escher  was a Dutch graphic artist. He is known for his often mathematically inspired woodcuts, lithographs, and mezzotints. These feature impossible constructions, explorations of infinity, architecture, and tessellations.

Art Lessons About M. C. Escher:

• The Incredible Tessellations Page
• Lesson 7 Art Part: Escher
• Tessellations.org
• Tessellations from KidsArt
• Mrs. Reekie’s Student Samples

More Links About M. C. Escher:

• "M.C. Escher official website"..
• "Math and the Art of M.C. Escher". USA: SLU..
• Artful Mathematics: The Heritage of M. C. Escher. USA: AMS..
• Escherization problem and its solution. CA: University of Waterloo..
• "Escher for Real". IL: Technion. — physical replicas of some of Escher's "impossible" designs.
• "M.C. Escher: Life and Work". USA: NGA..
• "US copy right proctection for UK artists". UK.. Copyright issue regarding Escher from the Artquest Artlaw archive.
• Schattschneider, Doris (June/July 2010). "The Mathematical Side of M. C. Escher" (PDF). Notices of the American Mathematical Society (USA) 57 (6): 706–18. Retrieved 2010-07-09.
• Gallery of tessellations by M.C. Escher