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Ready to find your inner Philosopher’s Stone? That’s what Hans Andréa will teach, based on his book, The Alchemy of J.K. Rowling: In the Light of the Alchemi...
M.C. Escher — Life and Work. The Dutch artist Maurits C. Escher (1898-1972) was a draftsman, book illustrator, tapestry designer, and muralist, but his primary work was as a printmaker. Born in Leeuwarden, Holland, the son of a civil engineer, Escher spent most of his childhood in Arnhem. Aspiring to be an architect, Escher enrolled in the ...
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In this wacky musical adventure tale starring David Bowie, production designer Elliot Scott created a three-dimensional staircase set based on Escher’s Relativity.
Also inspired by Relativity, the Grand Staircase of the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry imitates the impossible angles that Escher creates in this pieces.
In Douglas R. Hofstadter’s 1979 book, Gödel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid, a tortoise and the philosopher Aristotle drink phials of blue and red liquid to pop in and out of Escher’s labyrinth drawings.
Another film taking inspiration from the 1953 lithograph Relativity, the third installment of the Night at the Museum series finds its characters navigating the sideways staircases of Escher’s courtyard.
In this multi-dimensional dream narrative, the Penrose Staircase – a physically impossible ever-ascending staircase – was inspired by Escher’s Ascending and Descending. In this work, Escher depicts many monks seemingly climbing up and down the same set of steps in a square pattern.
Many attribute Peter Jackson’s inspiration for the Mines of Moria to Escher’s Procession in Crypt. Love reading about all things art? You can have articles from Canvas, curated collections and stories about emerging artists delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up for the Saatchi Art Newsletter.
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28 September 1986 (age 37) [1] Stourbridge, West Midlands, England. Occupation. Actress. Years active. 2010–present. Esther Smith is an English actress best known for her work in the television series Uncle, Cuckoo and Trying. She is also known for originating the role of Delphi Diggory in the play Harry Potter and the Cursed Child .
