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| Hand with Reflecting Sphere |
| M. C. Escher, 1935 |
| Lithograph, 31. Maurits Cornelis Escher (17 June 1898 – 27 March 1972 usually referred to as M Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Lithography is a method for Printing using a plate or stone with a completely smooth surface 8 × 21. 3 cm |
Hand with Reflecting Sphere also known as Self-Portrait in Spherical Mirror is a lithograph print by Dutch artist M. C. Escher, first printed in January 1935. Lithography is a method for Printing using a plate or stone with a completely smooth surface The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands Maurits Cornelis Escher (17 June 1898 – 27 March 1972 usually referred to as M Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The piece depicts a hand holding a reflective sphere. In the reflection, the hand holding the sphere is revealed to be Escher’s. It can be seen that the hand holding the sphere is a left hand, but the reflection reveals that it is his right hand.
Self portraits in reflective, spherical surfaces are common in Escher’s work, and this image is the most prominent and famous example. In much of his self portraiture of this type, Escher is in the act of drawing the sphere, whereas in this image he is seated and gazing into the sphere. On the walls there are several framed pictures, one of which appears to be of an Indonesian shadow puppet. Shadow play (Chinese 皮影戏 pi ying xi or shadow puppetry is an ancient form of Storytelling and Entertainment using opaque often articulated figures
Popular culture
In the movie Labyrinth (which also references another Escher work, Relativity), Jareth, the Goblin King, offers Sarah a crystal (which magically appears in his hand) and says 'If you turn it this way, look into it, it will show you your dreams'. Labyrinth is a 1986 Fantasy film directed by Jim Henson, produced by George Lucas, and designed by Brian Froud. Relativity is a famous lithograph print by the Dutch artist M The mirror property of crystals in Labyrinth is most clearly seen during the ballroom scene, when Sarah is trapped in her dreamlike fantasy and runs to the wall, which looks like a huge mirror and shows her a distorted reflection.
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Sources
- Locher, J. Maurits Cornelis Escher (17 June 1898 – 27 March 1972 usually referred to as M Still Life with Spherical Mirror is a lithograph print by the Dutch artist M Three Spheres II is a lithograph print by the Dutch artist M C Lithography is a method for Printing using a plate or stone with a completely smooth surface Printmaking is the Process of making artworks by Printing, normally on Paper. L. (2000). The Magic of M. C. Escher. Harry N. Abrams, Inc. ISBN 0-8109-6720-0. Harry N Abrams Inc is a book publishing company in New York City, New York founded in 1949 by Harry Nathan Abrams to publish high-quality art and illustrated books
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