Escher

Lacuna · Post by **Lacuna** » Mon Feb 28, 2005 3:51 am

Anyone else here like the work of Escher?

He's my favourite artist, what an imagination and talent!

wirbel · Post by **wirbel** » Mon Feb 28, 2005 1:21 pm

oh yea, i love his work, especially the twisted perspective ones! i should really visit the museum in The Hague some time...

Post by **RobB** » Mon Feb 28, 2005 2:12 pm

Never even heard of him to be honest,but his drawings (or paintings) are certainly impressive.

When were they done?
They look old unless thats just his style.

wirbel · Post by **wirbel** » Mon Feb 28, 2005 3:40 pm

RobB wrote:Never even heard of him to be honest,but his drawings (or paintings) are certainly impressive.

When were they done?
They look old unless thats just his style.

I think he's a pretty famous artist around the world, but i'd like to see how many more people here have heard of him; well he lived from 1898-1972; and it's particularly his post WWII work that made him famous. Those are the interwoven patterns and false perspective ones; his pre-war art is more traditional allthough very interesting linework too. It's all graphic art, so that's maybe why it's less familiar to some then like famous painters are.

check out the website for more info:
http://www.mcescher.com

~Michael · Post by **~Michael** » Tue Mar 01, 2005 8:12 am

He's one of my favorite artists, I have stuff by him hanging in my apartment.

You can see a collection of his stuff at http://www.worldofescher.com/gallery/ or a bunch of other easily found sites.

This one is my favorite:

Lacuna · Post by **Lacuna** » Tue Mar 01, 2005 10:04 am

Hehe that piece if one of the pictures I use as the wallpaper for my mobile! That along with Three Worlds,

Post by **RobB** » Tue Mar 01, 2005 1:44 pm

Quite amazing artwork.....it beats me where some people get the patience from to go into such detail.

barrett · Post by **barrett** » Tue Mar 01, 2005 9:58 pm

Wirbel...Is there an Escher exhibition in The Hague ?
Whilst in Amsterdam last October ,I enquired of the whwereabouts of Eschers art exhibition and was told there was none.

I'd have happily travelled down there on your wonderful railways...God theyre so punctual

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But...yeah i love his stuff

wirbel · Post by **wirbel** » Wed Mar 02, 2005 12:06 am

barrett wrote:Wirbel...Is there an Escher exhibition in The Hague ?
Whilst in Amsterdam last October ,I enquired of the whwereabouts of Eschers art exhibition and was told there was none.
I'd have happily travelled down there on your wonderful railways...God they're so punctual .
But...yeah i love his stuff

There's a permanent museum with his art in The Hague; i believe it's quite new, like since two years or so... you can find info (in english as well as in dutch) on the museum's website:

http://www.escherinhetpaleis.nl/

If anybody decides to go let me know

still wanna go there myself.
The admission is ?7,50 though; where do they come up with high prices for museums like that. [fire]

barrett · Post by **barrett** » Wed Mar 02, 2005 9:45 pm

At 7.50 euro its cheaper than the Van Gogh and Rijksmuseum(sp) , both 9 euro,but yeah they should be free in an ideal world.
Thanks for the info..I'll call in next visit. [tup]

* · Post by * » Thu Mar 03, 2005 9:30 pm

i love this guy's stuff! [tup]

whatis · Post by **whatis** » Fri Mar 04, 2005 3:32 am

what can you do in such museums?? can you eat an ice-cream cone? drink a soda? use a video camera? talk to a friend on a cellphone? what, what?

[crazy]

Post by **pgss** » Sat Mar 05, 2005 4:44 pm

I still want to go to the Escher museum, maybe we can ask PaulR and arrange a Dutch stina-meeting at the Escher museum?

wirbel · Post by **wirbel** » Sat Mar 05, 2005 7:03 pm

good idea

paulr · Post by **paulr** » Sat Mar 19, 2005 6:38 pm

yeah here i am

count me in for the meeting

(bit late, but hey..)