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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.

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.

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.