Adventures in perception

Netherlands, 1971

Film
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Depicts the art works of Dutch artist Murits Escher, who creates illusions of shape by the use in his painting, drawing, sculpture etc. of such devices of mirror imagery, repetition, metamorphosis and geometric design.

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Credits

production company

Han Van Gelder Filmproducktie N V

producer/director

Han Van Gelder

Duration

00:21:00:00

Production places
Netherlands
Production dates
1971

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

323335

Language

English

Subject categories

Crafts & Visual Arts → Art - Netherlands

Crafts & Visual Arts → Art - Themes, motives

Crafts & Visual Arts → Art, Abstract

Crafts & Visual Arts → Art, Modern

Crafts & Visual Arts → Artists - Netherlands

Crafts & Visual Arts → Assemblage (Art)

Crafts & Visual Arts → Composition (Art)

Crafts & Visual Arts → Conceptual art

Crafts & Visual Arts → Escher, M. C. (Maurits Cornelis), 1898-1972

Crafts & Visual Arts → Etching

Crafts & Visual Arts → Painters - Netherlands

Crafts & Visual Arts → Painting, Dutch

Crafts & Visual Arts → Sculptors

Crafts & Visual Arts → Sculpture, Dutch

Documentary

Educational & Instructional

Educational & Instructional → Instructional

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Perception

People → Escher, M. C. (Maurits Cornelis), 1898-1972

Short films

Short films → Short films - Netherlands

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)

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