Title
Logarithmic Spirals and Projective Geometry in M.C. Escher's "Path of Life III"
Publication Date
2012
Document Type
Article
Abstract
M.C. Escher's use of dilation symmetry in Path of Life III gives rise to a pattern of logarithmic spirals and an oddly ambiguous sense of depth.
Original Citation
Burgiel, H. and Salomone, M. "Logarithmic Spirals and Projective Geometry in M.C. Escher's "Path of Life III"," Journal of Humanistic Mathematics, Volume 2 Issue 1 ( January 2012), pages 22-35. https://doi.org/10.5642/jhummath.201201.04. Available at: http://scholarship.claremont.edu/jhm/vol2/iss1/4
Identifier
Virtual Commons Citation
Burgiel, Heidi and Salomone, Matthew (2012). Logarithmic Spirals and Projective Geometry in M.C. Escher's "Path of Life III". In Mathematics Faculty Publications. Paper 65.
Available at: https://vc.bridgew.edu/math_fac/65