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Anyone else appreciate Escher's drawings?

Ettelewen Rohan Oct 10 2012, 3:28am Views: 546 Anyone else appreciate Escher's drawings? I was just browsing and again ran across "Hand with Reflective Sphere" (1935) and was strongly reminded of an image of one of the palantiri: http://www.mcescher.com/...y/ital-bmp/LW268.jpg I am not a Tolkien historian, just an avid fan with an idle thought - might the good Professor have been familiar with M.C. Escher's work? I love the artist's bent perspectives, such as "Ascending and Descending" (1960): http://www.mcescher.com/...recogn-bmp/LW435.jpg and "Waterfall" (1961): http://www.mcescher.com/...recogn-bmp/LW439.jpg. The images just set my mind to work. Anyone else out there a fan of Escher's?

Starling Half-elven Oct 10 2012, 7:33am Views: 220 Oh yes, I love Escher And just a silly random thought, there's a great line in Flight of the Conchord's 'Inner City Pressure" - "You've lost direction like a picture by Escher...it's the pressure"

grammaboodawg Immortal Oct 10 2012, 9:26am Views: 218 Escher is amazing! I've got a couple of books with his work and a HUGE t-shirt that I use as a night shirt :) He really has an uncanny way of messing with the eye :) I really need these new films to take me back to, and not re-introduce me to, that magical world. TORn's Observations Lists Unused Scenes

Delrond Rohan Oct 10 2012, 12:07pm Views: 218 I do. One of my favorites is Day and Night. Many of these "symmetry" pictures just seem to click with me. But my all-time favorite is Relativity: The movier Labyrinth portrayed this scene and I was thrilled to see it on film. A few harmless flakes working together can unleash an avalanche of destruction.

Patty Immortal Oct 10 2012, 12:21pm Views: 220 Me, too. And this is one of my favorites. Permanent address: Into the West

Greenwood Hobbit Valinor Oct 10 2012, 7:28pm Views: 221 My daughter went through a bit of an Escher phase I recall she particularly liked the interlocking lizards! His work is very clever indeed; mathematically precise without losing the artistry.

Loresilme Valinor Oct 11 2012, 1:13pm Views: 199 Also that particular image in the sphere Of an older gent, nicely dressed, with books behind him - looks a bit like Tolkien himself!

zarabia Tol Eressea Oct 14 2012, 5:32am Views: 195 His work also inspired an episode of Dr. Who http://en.wikipedia.org/...ovalva_(M._C._Escher) The episode (and the title town) Castrovalva was really fun and and mind-bending. It's especially influenced by "Relativity" and "Ascending and Descending." The residents, and even the visiting Dr. and companions, can't actually see what's wrong with the town, but know it's screwy when they can get to the town square any number of ways - all staircases, up or down - lead to the square. One of my favorite classic Dr. Who episodes.

Ring-Bearer Rivendell Oct 15 2012, 3:59am Views: 413 His drawings are fantastic In fact, both Alan Lee and John Howe were inspired by them 'What are we holding on to, Sam?' 'There's good in this world, Mr. Frodo, and it's worth fighting for!' 'I can't carry it for you, but I can carry you!'