Escher's "Ascending and Descending" in Lego

http://www.andrewlipson.com/escher/ascending.html

by RiderOfGiraffes • 17 years ago

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maudineormsby• 17 years ago

This just deserves to be seen, if you haven't. Also check out "Balcony" for a nice combination of photography and LEGO.

http://www.andrewlipson.com/escher/balcony.html

RiderOfGiraffes• 17 years ago

The clever part was reverse engineering the distortion so they could get an undistorted image. Having constructed that in Lego they could then apply the distortion to get the result.

All his Escher constructions are astonishingly accurate, especially given that in real life he's comparatively normal.

peregrine• 17 years ago

In real life he is obviously extraordinary, I don't understand the point of the last comment, "especially given that in real life he's comparatively normal."

The very fact he does this, and shares it makes him extraordinary.

edb• 17 years ago

Let's say I need 100 grey colored bricks, for example. Where can one order lego pieces on a per-piece basis?

mhb• 17 years ago

http://shop.lego.com/pab/?warning=false

You can also generate a parts list and building guide for your own design:

http://designbyme.lego.com/en-US/default.aspx

sparky• 17 years ago

The author mentions http://www.bricklink.com/

kirpekar• 17 years ago

Impressive stuff. I was taken aback by "Waterfall", but then realized it was a photo trick. Nonetheless, impressive!

chrismear• 17 years ago

Belvedere is particularly mind-bending:

http://www.andrewlipson.com/escher/belvedere.html

Escher's "Ascending and Descending" in Lego

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