Circle Limit III
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Circle Limit III is a famous 1959 woodcut print by M. C. Escher that depicts an infinite tessellation of fish in hyperbolic space, exemplifying his fascination with mathematical geometry and visual paradox.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
artwork
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tessellation artwork ⓘ woodcut print ⓘ |
| artForm | print ⓘ |
| artist | M. C. Escher NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | hyperbolic geometry ⓘ |
| color |
blue
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green ⓘ orange ⓘ white ⓘ |
| colorScheme | four-color design ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Netherlands ⓘ |
| creator | M. C. Escher NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creatorNationality | Dutch ⓘ |
| depicts |
fish
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hyperbolic plane ⓘ infinite tiling ⓘ tessellation ⓘ |
| feature |
conformal mapping
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decreasing scale toward boundary ⓘ radial symmetry ⓘ repeating fish motifs ⓘ |
| genre |
mathematical art
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printmaking ⓘ |
| hasPart |
central fish motif
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circular boundary ⓘ interlocking fish shapes ⓘ |
| inception | 1959 ⓘ |
| inspiredBy |
Poincaré disk model of hyperbolic geometry
NERFINISHED
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non-Euclidean geometry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | none (image only) ⓘ |
| mathematicalProperty |
circle limit construction
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conformal tiling ⓘ hyperbolic tessellation ⓘ |
| medium | woodcut ⓘ |
| movement |
Op art
NERFINISHED
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mathematical modernism ⓘ |
| notableFor |
combination of art and mathematics
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infinite repetition of motifs ⓘ visualization of hyperbolic space ⓘ |
| partOf | Circle Limit series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1959 ⓘ |
| series | Circle Limit series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
fish pattern
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hyperbolic geometry ⓘ infinite tessellation ⓘ |
| title | Circle Limit III NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| uses | Poincaré disk model NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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