The Art of the Impossible: MC Escher and Me
Sir Roger Penrose takes a personal journey through artist MC Escher's work, marvelling at his intuitive brilliance and the light it still sheds on complex mathematical concepts.
World-leading cosmologist Professor Sir Roger Penrose is more than just a fan of MC Escher's mind-bending art. During the course of a long creative collaboration, the British mathematician and the Dutch artist exchanged ideas and inspirations. Some of Escher's most iconic images have their origin in Penrose's mathematical sketches - while the artist's work has served as a starting point for the professor's own explorations of new scientific ideas. To coincide with the first ever Escher retrospective in the UK, Penrose takes us on a personal journey through Escher's greatest masterpieces - marvelling at his intuitive brilliance and the penetrating light it still sheds on complex mathematical concepts.
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The tiled courtyard
Duration: 01:18
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Angels and Devils
Duration: 01:32
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The never-ending staircase
Duration: 01:42
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Impossible object
Duration: 01:00
Credits
Role | Contributor |
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Presenter | Roger Penrose |
Executive Producer | Richard Bright |
Producer | Clem Hitchcock |
Director | Clem Hitchcock |
Broadcasts
- Sun 20 Sep 2015 20:30
- Fri 23 Feb 2018 03:20