PsyArt: An Online Journal for the Psychological Study of the Arts
WEBJan 11, 2000 — Figure-Ground Reversal in Literature. We have seen in Escher's drawings that they grant the perceiver considerable freedom to foreground certain shapes as figure or relegate them to an undifferentiated background. Such an "aspect switching" requires only minimal mental effort.
M.C. Escher — Life and Work - National Gallery of Art
WEBThe 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.
The designer's guide to Gestalt Theory - Creative Bloq
WEBDec 11, 2018 — Everything that is not figure is considered ground, which can be used to create some interesting visual effects and tricks, particularly when the designer or artist introduces deliberate ambiguity – a favourite technique of the surrealist MC Escher.
Figure/Ground: Definition in Psychology and How it Works
WEBSep 7, 2023 — The artist M.C. Escher famously used this concept to create a number of fascinating figure-ground reversals. His elaborate drawings often include clever visuals that trick the eye and create fascinating figure-ground changes.
WEBFigure-ground designs appear at an early stage in Escher's work-as early as 1921, when he was only 23 years old. It was not until the late 1930's, however, when Escher "rediscovered" the style that made him famous, that the figure ground ambiguity clearly became the dominant feature of his art.
Sky and Water I - Wikipedia
WEBSky and Water I is a woodcut print by the Dutch artist M. C. Escher first printed in June 1938. The basis of this print is a regular division of the plane consisting of birds and fish.
M.C. Escher - The Official Website
WEBMaurits Cornelis Escher (1898-1972) is one of the world’s most famous graphic artists. His art is enjoyed by millions of people all over the world.
Figure-Ground Perception - Hanover College
WEBThe first topic is a general characteristic of our perceptual capabilities: figure-ground perception. It seems that our visual system simplifies the visual scene into a figure that we look at and a ground which is everything else and forms the background.
Lessons in Duality and Symmetry from M. C. Escher
WEBThe duality of the figure/ground illusion of the faces and goblet in Fig. 1 is achieved through two devices: figures of two different shapes share a boundary and these shapes have contrasting colors. In one-third of Escher’s tilings, two distinct tiles with contrasting colors interlock, with all repetitions of a single tile the same color.
Sky and water - Museum Escher in The Palace
WEBEven though Escher produced more than 650 prints of Day and night, Sky and water I is undoubtedly his most famous work and the one that is most widely known to the general public. This square woodcut – depicting fish transforming into birds – can be seen on posters, mug, bedspreads and sometimes even in advertising campaigns.