Escher's "Ascending and Descending" in Lego

andrewlipson.com

59 points·RiderOfGiraffes··9 comments

This just deserves to be seen, if you haven't. Also check out "Balcony" for a nice combination of photography and LEGO.

http://www.andrewlipson.com/escher/balcony.html

The clever part was reverse engineering the distortion so they could get an undistorted image. Having constructed that in Lego they could then apply the distortion to get the result.

All his Escher constructions are astonishingly accurate, especially given that in real life he's comparatively normal.

In real life he is obviously extraordinary, I don't understand the point of the last comment, "especially given that in real life he's comparatively normal."

The very fact he does this, and shares it makes him extraordinary.

Sounds like British humour to me - if you don't get it that's fine - but don't start feeling aggrieved about it please.

Belvedere is particularly mind-bending:

http://www.andrewlipson.com/escher/belvedere.html

Impressive stuff. I was taken aback by "Waterfall", but then realized it was a photo trick. Nonetheless, impressive!

Let's say I need 100 grey colored bricks, for example. Where can one order lego pieces on a per-piece basis?

http://shop.lego.com/pab/?warning=false

You can also generate a parts list and building guide for your own design:

http://designbyme.lego.com/en-US/default.aspx

The author mentions http://www.bricklink.com/

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