Discussion on Bond of Union Lithograph Painting

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Discussion on Bond of Union Lithograph Painting

M.C. Escher was born in June 1898 to March 1972. He was a Dutch

Graphic Artist most recognized for his repeating geometric patterns

(tessellations) and incredible technique for illusions. He was studied

and greatly appreciated by respected mathematicians and scientists yet

he had no formal training in math or science. All of his work requires

more than just a quick glance as you never know what you might miss

the first time around. He is one of America's top selling artists.

M.C. Escher's talent is obvious and unquestioned. In M.C. Escher's

Bond of Union artwork, it not only tells a story, they pull the viewer

into the emotional life of M.C. Escher creation.

The painting is called 'Bond of Union' by M. C Escher. The painting

was set in the surrealism movement.

The painting is of two people, but is distorted as if the face was a

orange peel. It doesn't seem ralistic but more futuristic and surreal,

because the faces seem simple, but more robotic in some way and the

floating spheres make it seem more futuristic. The painting could tell

a story, But it makes the viewer really think as to what they are

looking at, as the paintings meaning is not straight forward and could

confuse the viewer. The painting is more about the shapes and patterns

it forms, rather than the colour as the painting is only black a white

and doesn't use colour to express its emotions. It could be something

frpm imagination or a type of illusion. It is hard to define what kind

of mood it gives, because theres no colour to the painting and the

faces of the two people, doesn't really show any expression, they just

seem neutral, but more happy than sad. The painting itself, to me,

seems very unusual and bizarre as the the painting doesn't show a

background or layout of where the painting is set in, but the objects

of the painting seem to be floating in mid-air somwhere. The painting

is detailed mainly on the facial features and the tonal balance, but

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