How did M. C. Escher compose impossible realities by means of realistic components?
Following the process behind the creation of mindscapes
M.A. Moskal (TU Delft - Architecture and the Built Environment)
Everhard Korthals Altes – Mentor (TU Delft - History, Form & Aesthetics)
More Info
expand_more
Other than for strictly personal use, it is not permitted to download, forward or distribute the text or part of it, without the consent of the author(s) and/or copyright holder(s), unless the work is under an open content license such as Creative Commons.
Abstract
Tracing M. C. Escher’s creations chronologically, one can see how the observational sketches of Italian cities and landscapes that he made in his youth became the basis and reference for most of the works he created later in life. Escher used those images he memorised and sketched out to create his so-called mindscapes, which are the dreamlike and unreal realities. In my thesis I would like to address how these mindscapes are shaped through the use of real elements. I find very interesting the relationship between tangible components, such as buildings or cities and the compositions they create, which suddenly lose their plausibility and present something that has no right to exist. Throughout this paper I will focus on what has most fascinated me in the artist's œuvre - how did he graphically synthesise his observations and then transposed them in such a way as to create something impossible and inexistent. For that purpose, I will conduct a thorough analysis of the artistic process behind the creation of mindscapes.