Los patrones intrincados y los gráficos alucinantes son marcas registradas de las fascinantes creaciones de MC Escher.
Misterioso y matemático a la vez, el mágico mundo visual del artista holandés MC Escher (1898–1972) ha cautivado a científicos y académicos y ha dejado su huella en la cultura popular, inspirando portadas de libros, carátulas de álbumes, películas, carteles y rompecabezas.
MC Escher Kaleidoscycles pone las maravillas teseladas de Escher al alcance de su mano con 17 esculturas de papel fáciles de montar. Doblando a lo largo de las líneas marcadas, puede transformar los diseños ricamente geométricos del artista en poliedros tridimensionales con patrones de formación y reforma, incluidos arreglos geniales de flores, mariposas, lagartos y conchas marinas. El libro incluye una revisión de los principios geométricos y la invención artística subyacentes a las maravillas ópticas de Escher, así como instrucciones concisas. Agotado hace mucho tiempo, Taschen acaba de relanzar este fascinante set, justo a tiempo para MC Escher: Infinite Variations .
El juego en caja incluye un libro de tapa dura de 64 páginas y 17 modelos de papel para perforar y ensamblar en esculturas 3D
10,6 × 8,3 pulgadas (26,9 × 21 cm)
Sobre los Colaboradores
Wallace G. Walker pasó la mayor parte de su carrera como artista independiente residente en la ciudad de Nueva York. Se graduó de la Academia de Arte de Cranbrook, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan y el inventor de IsoAxis®. Trabajó para IM Pei and Partners y enseñó tanto en la Escuela de Diseño Parsons como en el Instituto de Tecnología de Nueva York. Tuvo numerosos espectáculos y exhibiciones en ciudades de los Estados Unidos. Regresó a su ciudad natal de Shreveport, Louisiana en 1989 y continuó con sus actividades artísticas hasta su muerte en 2003.
Doris Schattschneider es profesora emérita de matemáticas en Moravian College en Bethlehem, Pensilvania, donde enseñó durante 34 años. Su doble interés por la geometría y el arte la condujo naturalmente al estudio de la obra de MC Escher. Activa como profesora, conferencista, editora y escritora, ha publicado numerosos artículos sobre el trabajo de Escher.
Boxed set includes 64-page hardcover book, and 17 paper models to punch out and assemble into 3D sculptures
Maurits Cornelis Escher (1898 – 1972) was a Dutch graphic artist who made woodcuts, lithographs, and mezzotints, many of which were inspired by mathematics. Despite wide popular interest, for most of his life Escher was neglected in the art world, even in his native Netherlands. He was 70 before a retrospective exhibition was held. In the late twentieth century, he became more widely appreciated, and in the twenty-first century he has been celebrated in exhibitions around the world.
Wallace G. Walker spent most of his career as an independent artist residing in New York City. He was a graduate of Cranbrook Academy of Art, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan and the inventor of IsoAxis®. He worked for I.M. Pei and Partners and taught at both Parsons School of Design and the New York Institute of Technology. He had numerous shows and exhibits in cities across the USA. He returned to his hometown of Shreveport, Louisiana in 1989 and continued his artistic activities until his death in 2003.
About the Author
Doris Schattschneider
Doris Schattschneider is Professor Emerita of Mathematics at Moravian College in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, where she taught for 34 years. Her dual interest in geometry and art led naturally to the study of M.C. Escher's work. Active as a teacher, lecturer, editor, and writer, she has published widely on Escher's work.
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For more than 40 years, Taschen has published high-quality art books. Whether in lavishly produced editions for collectors with nearly limitless budgets, or more compact editions with much more gentle price tags, Taschen never compromises on quality. Watch this video to learn more about how Taschen books are made.
