Vase Escher “Air and Water”

Air and Water, 1938

Escher’s realistic view and themes changed significantly after 1936, the year in which he drew the first of his famous ‘impossible realities’. Fascinated by the majolica tilework in the Alhambra, he became obsessed with the ideas underlying the systematic division of surfaces, such as the crystallographic principles of shifting, mirroring and rotation. In his own words, his studies testify: “mostly to my wonder and admiration for the laws that the space around us contains. Whoever wonders, realizes a miracle”. Escher devoted the rest of his life as a graphic artist to incorporating transcendental ideas such as metamorphosis and infinity into the world of mathematics.

Height: 27cm

Diameter: 10cm