Escher used black and white. High contrast, which dramatized his art and also brought more attention to what he was drawing, not just the colours.
His “impossible constructions” were shocking. He played with perspective and juxtaposition in a way that couldn’t possibly be true in real life. The audience has to do a double take. Angles and shapes were twisted in impossible ways.
exoticism
In 1800-1900 was the most popular romantic time period
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In basic terms, shape describes a flat, enclosed area of space. Shapes can be constructed with colors and lines, but all shapes are limited to two dimensions – width and length. Curves and other irregular, flowy shapes are known as organic shapes, while angular shapes like squares and triangles are geometric shapes.