[su_dropcap style=”flat”]H[/su_dropcap]IS NAME IS George Escher and he is kin of iconic Dutch graphic artist M.C. Escher. George’s father is the man behind the geometric lithograph called Relativity in which human figures are pictured walking up walls and sitting on ceilings.
This perspective-based masterpiece only begins to make sense when you consider the individual and their particular motion.
George was born in Rome, Italy on July 23, 1926. At this time, his father’s art was in its infancy. It wasn’t enough to support the Escher clan which would eventually expand to five members. His father was born into a wealthy family, and they supported him financially until the 1940s.
George shares personal stories of growing up in Rome and witnessing his father at work in this short film, titled The House of Four Winds, by Filiz Efe McKinney, Uriah McKinney and Aaron Sarnat.
Produced by Brave Sprout Productions in association with the M.C. Escher Foundation.
