Escher's Waterfall is based on the Impossible Triangle of his friend and admirer Roger Penrose, the British mathematician and physicist. In fact, Escher incorporated not one but two Penrose tribars, as they are now known, in his lithograph.
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Waterfall - Escher - 0 views
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Escher was obviously really good at math. I like to use him as an example of how art and math connect and why math is a cool subject. (Michelle, math is cool! you know the MS kids attitude!) :)
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Escher's "Waterfall" Explained | Impossible worlds (inc. staircases) | Optical Illusions - 0 views
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This trippy little image shows how something that is not actually possible in the 3-d is possible in the 2-d world.
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Sometimes my students draw things like thing on accident when they are trying to draw things in believable space. At first they don't understand how to arrange objects in space so objects they want to be far away appear close up and vice versa...
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SheDiggesArt - Art Explorations - 0 views
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exploring the Elements and Principles of Art along with different media and techniques such as pencil, acrylic paint, watercolor, printing, and some sculpting. Students are expected to keep an open mind and creative spirit. Students are also expected to develop their own ideas.
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