About the Artist
M.C. Escher
M. C. Escher (1898–1972) was a Dutch graphic artist known for his mathematically inspired woodcuts and lithographs featuring impossible objects, infinity, symmetry, and tessellations. Though not formally trained in math, he engaged with mathematicians like Roger Penrose and H. S. M. Coxeter and studied patterns and geometry on his own. Early in his career, he drew from nature and architecture, particularly during travels in Italy and Spain. Escher's work gained popularity in both scientific circles and popular culture, notably after being featured by Martin Gardner in Scientific American, and inspired works like Douglas Hofstadter’s Gödel, Escher, Bach.
