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September 20, 2008

When four worlds meet.

MC Escher painted optical illusions and visual puns. In Three Worlds he was describing the three disparate elements present on the picture surface, which represented three different worlds in real life.

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There is the surface of the pond, as depicted by the floating leaves, the underwater world – the fish and the reflected world beyond the pond, the trees.

Staring out of the window this morning I noticed four worlds meeting in the one frame.

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There is the surface of the window, as seen by the crack in the glass, the world beyond the window – the jet-streams of giant flying machines heading for far Amerikey, the world in front of the glass – the string hanging down, and the reflected world – the image of the string in the glass [the vertical line that looks like a jet-stream but isn’t].

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Once more life imitates art.

Posted by john at September 20, 2008 02:25 PM

Comments

Usually, in life, the sky isn't that blue either literally or metaphorically. So I think life is definitely imitating art here!

Posted by: Daphne at September 21, 2008 12:28 AM