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Masters of Deception: Escher, Dali, & the Artists of Optical Illusion Seckel, A
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Item specifics
- Condition
- ISBN
- 9781402705779
- Book Title
- Masters of Deception : Escher, Dali and the Artists of Optical Illusion
- Publisher
- Sterling Publishing Co., Inc.
- Item Length
- 11 in
- Publication Year
- 2004
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Illustrator
- Yes
- Item Height
- 1.1 in
- Genre
- Art, Games & Activities
- Topic
- Collections, Catalogs, Exhibitions / General, General, Optical Illusions
- Item Width
- 9 in
- Number of Pages
- 320 Pages
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Sterling Publishing Co., Inc.
ISBN-10
1402705778
ISBN-13
9781402705779
eBay Product ID (ePID)
30477506
Product Key Features
Book Title
Masters of Deception : Escher, Dali and the Artists of Optical Illusion
Number of Pages
320 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Collections, Catalogs, Exhibitions / General, General, Optical Illusions
Publication Year
2004
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Art, Games & Activities
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
1.1 in
Item Length
11 in
Item Width
9 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2004-005348
Dewey Edition
22
Dewey Decimal
701/.15
Synopsis
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. Hofstadter make this 320-page, breathtaking collection the definitive book of optical illusions. Rings of seahorses that seem to rotate on the page. Butterflies that transform right before your eyes into two warriors with their horses. A mosaic portrait of oceanographer Jacques Cousteau made from seashells. These dazzling and often playful artistic creations manipulate perspective so cleverly that they simply outwit our brains: we can't just take a quick glance and turn away. They compel us to look once, twice, and over and over again, as we try to figure out exactly how the delightful trickery manages to fool our perceptions so completely. Of course, first and foremost, every piece is beautiful on the surface, but each one offers us so much more. 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. Others, such as Jos De Mey's sly "Ceci n'est pas un Magritte," create visual puns on earlier work. 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.
LC Classification Number
N7430.5.S414 2004
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