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This blog was created to allow casual conversations about the artwork that you have created and the artists who have influenced you. This will be an excellent place for you to display your art images and share your reactions. We can also share information about upcoming art events.


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Monday, October 19, 2009

MC Escher




MC Escher was a famous Dutch graphics artist who was born June 17, 1898 and died in March 27, 1971. He was known mostly for his works of impossible realities and optical illusions using perspective. he used focal points in his art so that he could change the veiwers preception of the art work. Escher used the technequie known as shadowing (a method of enhancing the visibility of the picture by using darker and lighter shading to create an illusion of depth).

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