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Hand with Reflective Sphere to Six-Point Perspective Sphere

In: M.C. Escher’s Legacy

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  • Richard A. Termes

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M.C. Escher was fascinated with the idea that a mirrored ball almost captures the full sweep of visual space in all directions. Many of Escher’s works show his interest in reflected images in a mirrored ball: St. Bavo’s Haarlem [2, p. 137], Still Life With Reflecting Sphere (page 180), Hand With Reflecting Sphere (Fig. 1), Still Life With Spherical Mirror [2, cat. no. 267], Three Spheres II (page 80), and Dewdrop (page 131). The mirrored ball probably also helped Escher to be aware of curved line perspective, seen in his prints Up and Down (page 29), and House of Stairs [2, cat. no. 375]. In this article, I will explain how my total environment “six point perspective” paintings on spheres (and polyhedra) are connected to Escher’s interests.

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  • Richard A. Termes, 2003. "Hand with Reflective Sphere to Six-Point Perspective Sphere," Springer Books, in: Doris Schattschneider & Michele Emmer (ed.), M.C. Escher’s Legacy, pages 275-285, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:sprchp:978-3-540-28849-7_27
    DOI: 10.1007/3-540-28849-X_27
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