Masters of Deception

Name: Masters of Deception
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ISBN: 9781402751011

ISBN-10: 140275101X

ISBN-13: 9781402751011

Edition: 2004

Authors: A. Seckel, Douglas R. Hofstadter

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Rings of seahorses that seem to rotate on the page. Butterflies that transform right before your eyes into two warriors with their horses. A mosaic portrait of oceanographer Jacques Cousteau made from seashells. These dazzling and often playful artistic creations manipulate perspective so cleverly that they simply outwit our brains: we can't just take a quick glance and turn away. They compel us to look once, twice, and over and over again, as we try to figure out exactly how the delightful trickery manages to fool our perceptions so completely. Of course, first and foremost, every piece is beautiful on the surface, but each one offers us so much more. From Escher's famous and elaborate…

Book details

List price: $24.95
Copyright year: 2004
Publisher: Sterling Publishing Co., Inc.
Publication date: 8/1/2007
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 320
Size: 9.00" wide x 11.00" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 2.992
Language: English