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| Bond of Union - 1956 - Lithograph This artwork consist of a portrait of a man and woman but the faces are both designed in a slinky-shape that is joined and intertwined as one. The faces are surrounded by small spheres ranging in different sizes. The faces are quiet life-like and real, although the way they have been slinky gives them a surreal effect. The intertwined look/slinky effect of the portraits creates a bond between the man and woman. They are looking into each others eyes creating a strong connection between them. They are two broken people joined as one and surrounded by full, whole shapes. I think this work creates a juxtaposition, creating a comparison between the slinky shapes and the spheres. The distance of this work creates the illusion of a large amount of space. It seems like everything is floating in a land of nothing. It's very dream like and surreal. |
Tuesday, 28 August 2012
Bond of Union
Hand with Reflecting Sphere
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“Order is repetition of units. Chaos is multiplicity without rhythm.”
“My work is a game, a very serious game.”
“Are you really sure that a floor can’t also be a ceiling?”
– M.C. Escher
Hand with Reflecting Sphere - 1935 - Lithograph
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Signing His Work
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| M.C. Escher signing and dedicating his color woodcut "Spirals" to his biographer, Bruno Ernst. This inscribed example of 'Spirals' is now in the Artists' Market collection. |
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