Sky and Water I
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Sky and Water I is a famous 1938 woodcut print by M. C. Escher that depicts an interlocking tessellation of birds and fish transforming seamlessly into one another.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
artwork
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woodcut print ⓘ |
| artForm | printmaking ⓘ |
| artist | M. C. Escher NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artisticPeriod | early mature period of M. C. Escher ⓘ |
| cataloguedIn | M. C. Escher’s print catalogues ⓘ |
| coloration | black and white ⓘ |
| copyrightStatus | public domain in many jurisdictions ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Netherlands ⓘ |
| creator | M. C. Escher NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creatorNationality | Dutch ⓘ |
| depicts |
birds
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figure–ground reversal ⓘ fish ⓘ interlocking animal shapes ⓘ tessellation ⓘ |
| genre | tessellation art ⓘ |
| hasPart |
central band where birds and fish interlock
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sky region with birds ⓘ water region with fish ⓘ |
| hasPerspective | flat orthogonal view ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
duality of figure and ground
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interdependence of opposites ⓘ visual paradox ⓘ |
| hasVersion | Sky and Water II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| imageType | two-dimensional print ⓘ |
| inception | 1938 ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Islamic tessellation patterns
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mathematics ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
metamorphosis of shapes
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transition between sky and water ⓘ |
| medium | ink on paper ⓘ |
| movement |
Op art
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mathematical art ⓘ |
| notableFor |
exploration of symmetry and tessellation
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seamless transformation between birds and fish ⓘ use of positive and negative space ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | Escher’s tessellation prints NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1938 ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
animals in geometric arrangement
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transition from abstraction to representation ⓘ |
| technique | woodcut ⓘ |
| titleLanguage | English ⓘ |
| usedIn |
art education materials
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mathematics education materials ⓘ |
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