Day and Night
E771374
"Day and Night" is a famous woodcut print by M. C. Escher that depicts two interlocking flocks of birds emerging from a tessellated landscape, exploring symmetry, transformation, and the contrast between light and dark.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
artwork
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woodcut print ⓘ |
| artist | M. C. Escher NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artMovement |
Op art
NERFINISHED
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mathematical art ⓘ |
| artStyle | realism combined with abstraction ⓘ |
| colorScheme | black and white ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Netherlands ⓘ |
| creator | M. C. Escher NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creatorNationality | Dutch ⓘ |
| depicts |
contrast between light and dark
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farmland ⓘ fields ⓘ flock of birds ⓘ interlocking birds ⓘ river ⓘ symmetry ⓘ tessellated landscape ⓘ transformation ⓘ village ⓘ |
| genre | graphic art ⓘ |
| hasPerspective | aerial view of landscape ⓘ |
| hasReproduction |
art books
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posters ⓘ |
| hasTechnique | woodcut ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
day and night
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duality ⓘ light and darkness ⓘ order and transformation ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
geometry
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mathematics ⓘ symmetry studies ⓘ |
| isFamousFor |
exploration of symmetry and transformation
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interlocking flocks of birds ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | English ⓘ |
| medium | ink on paper ⓘ |
| notableWorkOf | M. C. Escher NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalTitleLanguage | Dutch ⓘ |
| partOf | M. C. Escher’s print oeuvre ⓘ |
| publicationType | limited edition print ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
birds
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landscape ⓘ |
| uses |
figure–ground reversal
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geometric transformation ⓘ mirror symmetry ⓘ tessellation ⓘ |
| visualEffect | optical illusion ⓘ |
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