Book
Masters of deception : Escher, Dalí & the artists of optical illusion / Al Seckel ; foreword by Douglas R. Hofstadter.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781402751011
- ISBN: 1402705778
- Physical Description: 320 p. : ill. (some col.) ;29 cm.
- Publisher: New York : Sterling Pub. Co., c2004.
Content descriptions
- Bibliography, etc. Note:
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [311]-312) and index.
- Formatted Contents Note:
- Giuseppe Arcimboldo (1527-1593), composite portraits -- Salvador Dalí (1904-1989), visual surprise -- Sandro Del-Prete (1937- ), a change of perspective -- Jos de Mey (1928- ), paradoxical worlds -- M.C. Escher (1898-1972), master of mind and soul -- Shigeo Fukuda (1932- ), visual scandal -- Rob Gonsalves (1959- ), magic realism -- Mathieu Hamaekers (1954- ), optical constructivism -- Scott Kim (1955- ), ambigrams -- Akiyoshi Kitaoka (1961- ), illusion op art -- Ken Knowlton (1931- ), mosaic portraits -- Guido Moretti (1947- ), transforming sculptures -- Vik Muniz (1961- ), a change of medium -- Octavio Ocampo (1943- ), metamorphic art -- István Orosz (1951- ), anamorphoses -- John Pugh (1957- ), trompe l'oeil -- Oscar Reutersvärd (1915-2001), impossible figures -- Roger Shepard (1929- ), mind sights -- Dick Termes (1941- ), spherical worlds -- Rex Whistler (1905-1944), inversions.
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- Subject:
- Optical illusions in art.
Available copies
- 7 of 7 copies available at North Carolina Community Colleges Evergreen. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at Southwestern Community College.
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- 0 current holds with 7 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southwestern Community College Holt Library | N 7430.5 .S414 2004 (Text) | 33242000633114 | General Collection | Available | - |