In all the buzz over modern, contemporary art, I think M.C. Escher gets over looked. People are so distracted trying to analyze and feel an artist's painting that they forget about having fun with art like M.C. Escher's. His work confuses yet interests the viewer with his play on perspective. In this sketch, we don't know what is up or down or where is the top of the stairs, and I love that he is able to do this. Many people don't realize the amount of mathematics it took Escher to accomplish these playfully complex sketches.
Personally I love that this sketch is so confusing because I can stare it it for hours just following the stairs and trying to make sense of anything of this drawing. Unlike other artists, I am captivated by his works, not because of their beauty, but rather that it seems more like a game. It is more fun in a sense that we don't have to stare at it wondering what the artist was thinking and feeling, and we get to try and figure out all the aspects of it like a puzzle. I also like that his work involves a lot of math, because generally, when we think of art, math is the farthest thing in our minds. Also, art minded people are usually not good at or interested in math due to the way our brains work (generally speaking of course). Escher's art brings a whole new sense and feeling into the viewer's mind that other artists can't bring out.
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