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Anyone else appreciate Escher's drawings?

Ettelewen
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Oct 10 2012, 3:28am


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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?

Subject User Time
Anyone else appreciate Escher's drawings? Ettelewen Send a private message to Ettelewen Oct 10 2012, 3:28am
    Oh yes, I love Escher Starling Send a private message to Starling Oct 10 2012, 7:33am
    Escher is amazing! grammaboodawg Send a private message to grammaboodawg Oct 10 2012, 9:26am
    I do. Delrond Send a private message to Delrond Oct 10 2012, 12:07pm
        Me, too. Patty Send a private message to Patty Oct 10 2012, 12:21pm
    My daughter went through a bit of an Escher phase Greenwood Hobbit Send a private message to Greenwood Hobbit Oct 10 2012, 7:28pm
    Also that particular image in the sphere Loresilme Send a private message to Loresilme Oct 11 2012, 1:13pm
    His work also inspired an episode of Dr. Who zarabia Send a private message to zarabia Oct 14 2012, 5:32am
    His drawings are fantastic Ring-Bearer Send a private message to Ring-Bearer Oct 15 2012, 3:59am

 
 
 

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