Masters of Deception: Escher, Dali & the Artists of Optical Illusion
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| Rating | : | 4.34 (746 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1402705778 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 320 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-05-06 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
"Not just another art book" according to Vince D.. This is a beautiful and amazing book. Twenty artists are represented. They are not only superb artists but also Leonardo da Vincis in their cleverness. A piece of complete junk, when looked at from another angle, turns out to be a miniature grand piano. You will spend hours on not only the art but on the brilliantly clever images.And. Interesting book I'm enjoying reading about these various artists and looking at the images they have made. I read about one every couple of days.. rad said Gift. A gift. Rad
Great full page pictures, and just plain fun to browse.” Library JournalChildren will find pleasure in this book, alongside their parents.” Wall Street Journal
Some, including Sandro del Prete’s charming “Window Gazing,” construct illusionary worlds where normal conceptions of up, down, forward, and back simply have no meaning anymore. A mosaic portrait of oceanographer Jacques Cousteau made from seashells. From Escher’s famous and elaborate “Waterfall” to Shigeo Fukuda’s “Mary Poppins,” where a heap of bottles, glasses, shakers, and openers somehow turn into the image of a Belle Epoque woman when the spotlight hits them, these works of genius will provide endless enjoyment and food for thought.. Astonishing creations by masters of the art, such as Escher, Dali, and Archimbolo; amazing visual trickery; and an illuminating foreword by the Pulitzer Prize--winning author Douglas R. Butterflies that transform right before your eyes into two warriors with their horses. Of course, first and foremost, every piece is beautiful on the surface, but each one offers us so much more. These dazzling and often playful ar