It is puzzling that the creators of these paintings once said that they were mathematicians rather than artists.

What's going on here?

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Irrepressible artistic cells

124 years ago, a little boy named Morizet cornelius escher was born in Lidawal, the Netherlands.

Escher showed great interest in art from an early age.

At school, what escher is looking forward to most is the weekly art class to make his artistic cells dance.

When he grew up, escher became a printmaker. He visited and wrote in many countries.

Gradually, escher was not satisfied with creating only natural scenery.

At the age of 38, escher came to Spain and was attracted by the decoration on a palace.

The geometric figures on the decoration are arranged closely and orderly, giving off different aesthetic feelings.

Escher's artistic cells were once again stimulated and all flew.

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Picture "Magician"

Escher was inspired by geometry, and he found that the effect of bringing geometry into life was wonderful.

Look, he used birds instead of geometric figures. Bai Niao flew into the night and blackbirds greeted the day. Rivers and villages are completely symmetrical, with people coming and going during the day and lights flashing at night. (Figure 1)

Look at this picture, the waterfall falls into the canal, but at the same time the water flows upward. There is also a little man observing the waterfall in the picture, which is really interesting. (Figure 2)

This painting seems nothing special, just a flock of birds. No, look carefully! It turned out that it was not a flock of birds, but two groups of birds. They have different colors and fly in different directions. (Figure 3)

Escher had a good time.

In the field of painting, escher is like a "magician". He painted all the impossible scenes in reality.

How did he do it?

A mathematician who can draw.

The impossible scenes in escher's works are all drawn by him with the help of mathematical principles.

Before each painting, escher would make an accurate calculation and think about the mathematical principle behind the pattern.

To this end, escher read many mathematical papers. Because of this, escher's paintings are full of symmetry, circulation and deformation in mathematics.

Many scientists use escher's paintings to explain scientific principles. 1954, the international mathematical association held a solo exhibition for him.

In an interview, escher declared himself a mathematician.

Escher's works inspired many movies and games.

People follow in escher's footsteps and create more and more impossible worlds.

Children keywords: imagination

Brave imagination can also create the impossible.