The Dutch graphic artist Escher was very much interested in plane symmetry. He was fascinated by the problem of infinity and the representation of infinity on a sheet of paper. An exchange of ideas with Coxeter was the origin of the series of works called "Circle Limit". This article also describes the animation technique, which by adding time and movement to the images of Escher try to contribute to Escher's dream of reaching infinity.
Escher, Coxeter and symmetry / Emmer, Michele. - In: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF GEOMETRIC METHODS IN MODERN PHYSICS. - ISSN 0219-8878. - STAMPA. - 3:5-6(2006), pp. 869-879. (Intervento presentato al convegno Internatioanl Congress on Symmetry in Geometry and Physics held in Honour of Dmitri V Alekseevsky tenutosi a Rome, ITALY nel SEP 14-17, 2005) [10.1142/s0219887806001594].
Escher, Coxeter and symmetry
EMMER, Michele
2006
Abstract
The Dutch graphic artist Escher was very much interested in plane symmetry. He was fascinated by the problem of infinity and the representation of infinity on a sheet of paper. An exchange of ideas with Coxeter was the origin of the series of works called "Circle Limit". This article also describes the animation technique, which by adding time and movement to the images of Escher try to contribute to Escher's dream of reaching infinity.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
