M.C. Escher
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PRESENTATION OUTLINE
M.C. ESCHER
BORN: JUNE 17, 1898 | DIED: MARCH 27, 1972
ORIGIN AND BACKGROUND
- Born in Leeuwarden, Netherlands
- Died in Laren, Netherlands
- Education, Haarlem school of architecture and decorative arts
WHAT WAS HE FAMOUS FOR?
- M.C. ESCHER WAS FAMOUS FOR HIS IMPOSSIBLE CONSTRUCTIONS, SUCH AS ASCENDING AND DESCENDING, RELATIVELY, HIS TRANSFORMATION PRINTS SUCH AS METAMORPHPHOSIS 1, 2, AND 3, SKY AND WATER 1, OR REPTILES.
- Famous quote: My work is a game, a very serious game.
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POSITIVE
- M.c. Escher had positive relations with other mathematics.
- Escher got along with most of the people he worked with or talked to throughout his career.
- Some other mathematics were, Charles hermite, Julius wilhelm Richard dedekind, and Marie ennemond camille Jordan.
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IMPORTANT EVENTS
- In the 1930's fascism began which began to make the eschers uncomfortable so they moved.
- A war threatened Europe so he decided to move closer to home.
