Whirlpools By M.C. Escher

Escher was fascinated with infinity, tessellations and impossible architecture. He worked primarily in the media of lithographs and woodcuts, though the few mezzotints he made are considered to be masterpieces of the technique. In his graphic art, he portrayed mathematical relationships among shapes, figures and space. Additionally, he explored interlocking figures using black and white to enhance different dimensions. Integrated into his prints were mirror images of cones, spheres, cubes, rings and spirals. Whirlpools represents two nuclei with tiny infinitesimal figures. The two rows of fishes are swimming head to tail and moving in opposite directions, undoubtedly suggesting the complete range of infinity.