Through the elements and principles of design, M. C. Escher’s print, entitled, Waterfall, will be analyzed, interpreted, and judged. This lithograph was created in 1961.
This picture shows a village with a water wheel. The water wheel is being turned by a waterfall. However, the water flows through an uphill path back up to the top of the waterfall. The path has 3 turns, and every corner of the path has a tower going through it. These towers are topped with polygon-like shapes. The path seems to be twisted in an impossible shape between the towers. In the bottom left of the picture, there is some strange plant life in some sort of garden. In the background, there are some more boxy buildings like the ones in the village.
In Waterfall, M.C.
This picture shows a village with a water wheel. The water wheel is being turned by a waterfall. However, the water flows through an uphill path back up to the top of the waterfall. The path has 3 turns, and every corner of the path has a tower going through it. These towers are topped with polygon-like shapes. The path seems to be twisted in an impossible shape between the towers. In the bottom left of the picture, there is some strange plant life in some sort of garden. In the background, there are some more boxy buildings like the ones in the village.
In Waterfall, M.C.