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Math, art, and the Droste effect

The mathematical structure of M.C. Escher’s painting “Print Gallery” (PDF), when applied in computer graphic software, can create all sorts of similarly distorted images and infinite zoom animations (known as The Droste Effect, named after a Dutch brand of hot chocolate).

Jos Leys’s study, A logarithmic image transformation, explains — although I certainly don’t pretend to understand a word of it!

(via Easternblot)

  • http://www.owlboy.com/blog/ OwlBoy

    wow, that is the first time I have seen that done a bit differently. With the broken frame it looks much more interesting.

    Previous ones I have seen always have a closed frame.

    -Owl

  • http://www.owlboy.com/blog/ OwlBoy

    wow, that is the first time I have seen that done a bit differently. With the broken frame it looks much more interesting.

    Previous ones I have seen always have a closed frame.

    -Owl

  • Dunder

    A “Droste” tutorial for Adobe/Macromedia Flash users:

    http://www.19.5degs.com/element/882.php

  • Dunder

    A “Droste” tutorial for Adobe/Macromedia Flash users:

    http://www.19.5degs.com/element/882.php

  • http://theexcavation.blogspot.com/ Sam J

    MC Escher is one of the best! His concepts are unthinkable…. its pretty cool seeing it applied to digital art in that way….. :D

  • http://theexcavation.blogspot.com Sam J

    MC Escher is one of the best! His concepts are unthinkable…. its pretty cool seeing it applied to digital art in that way….. :D

  • http://dmozzy.net.ru/ dmozzy

    Is healthy…. Is very well made.

  • http://dmozzy.net.ru/ dmozzy

    Is healthy…. Is very well made.

  • http://www.patrou.com/ LOU PATROU

    INTERSESTING… Old MC is still one of my favorites- no one has ever
    out done his drawings.

  • http://www.patrou.com LOU PATROU

    INTERSESTING… Old MC is still one of my favorites- no one has ever
    out done his drawings.

  • http://walkersart0.tripod.com/ walker

    That is a pretty cool effect. I think your original stuff, like the lady holding the frame is the best. It would be considered original art (I think).

  • http://walkersart0.tripod.com walker

    That is a pretty cool effect. I think your original stuff, like the lady holding the frame is the best. It would be considered original art (I think).

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