Though no doubt many other weblogs have celebrated (or not) one thousand posts, I’m pleased to have achieved this milestone in the almost thirteen years I have been maintaining this blog.
To celebrate I will write about the
Escher X Nendo Exhibition at
National Gallery of Victoria, which I finally attended last week.
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| Sign outside Gallery |
Subtitled “Between Two Worlds”, the exhibition is a masterful blending of the remarkable mind bending graphic art of Dutch artist
M. C. Escher and Japanese design studio Nendo, the art being displayed within a physical space created by Nendo.
It worked a treat.
Escher’s art was very popular in the 1960s and 70s and indeed was used in a number of
record covers at the time. I have a large paperback edition of
The Graphic Work of M.C. Escher published in 1973 (third printing) which I acquired during that time.
Many of the graphic works in the book were on display at the exhibition.
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| Hand with reflecting globe |
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| Three Worlds |
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| Rippled surface |
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| Depth |
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| Bond of Union |
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| Belvedere |
The exhibition was comprehensive, detailing Escher’s development as an artist and master of his craft (wood engraving and lithography).
The Nendo installations scattered throughout did indeed give a dizzying version of what was on the walls. I took some photographs in the Nendo
Transforming House installation which turned out remarkably well; even the blurred photo looks mysterious and out of this world.
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| Transforming House installation |
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| Section of installation |
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| Section of installation with silhouette |
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| Installation section – blurred with silhouette |
There was a lot to absorb, and it grew quite disorienting by the end, the brain ( a heavy cold didn't help) growing tired of optical illusions. You’d need a few days (with breaks in between) to take in the whole exhibition.
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