Salvador Dali
Fascinated with optical effects and visual perception, Salvador Dali
created paintings of gripping intensity and astonishing variety.
Dali used such pictorial techniques as distorted perspective,
double images, and three-dimensional illusions, as well as photographs
and holograms, to explore perception, perspective, and the ways that
optical illusion affects our sense of reality.
|
Escher, M(aurits) C(ornelis) (1898-1972) was a Dutch graphic artist, who is most recognized for spatial illusions, impossible buildings, repeating geometric patterns (tessellations), and his incredible techniques in woodcutting and lithography. He is noted for his distinctive prints depicting intricate interlocking patterns and optical illusions. Escher's early work consists mainly of landscapes and townscapes, but beginning about 1936 his work became increasingly concerned with scenes of his own creation, especially with the repeating patterns and spatial illusions for which he is best known.
|