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| Bond of Union by M.C.Escher |
Pop Ups is essentially a 3D rendering of Eschers more famous creations. Marketed as a coffee table book it has a certain wow factor. Eschers work has been "brought to life" by a pop up technique. But why was I disappointed? Eschers drawings and woodcuts had a wonderful attention to detail and it was the flatness of the page or surface which actually made what he did so brilliant. He could give even more depth to a seemingly normal image but when the image has been made into a paper construction it somehow defeats the purpose. Sure it gives us a new way of looking at his work but it does feel gimmicky and with only 9 pop ups in the book it does feel less than generous. As an easy introduction to Escher's work it's fine but it actually feels like the essence and visual strength has been watered down.
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| Balcony by M.C.Escher |
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