Exhibition in Toulouse: art with variable geometry according to Escher at the Bazacle

After the retrospective on Marilyn Monroe, the EDF Bazacle space is changing gear. From Friday December 20, it offers a new exhibition event until March 30, 2025 which brings together more than 100 works by the emblematic Dutch artist. Maurits Cornelis Escher (1898-1972) is known worldwide for his enigmatic sketches and paradoxical drawings, executed with an eye for detail and mathematical precision to create and construct impossible worlds.

“Escher had a natural intuition for mathematical drawings and was fascinated by repetitive patterns of intertwined tiles and paradoxical representations of infinity,” explains Arthemisia, the leading Italian producer of art exhibitions which is offering this exhibition for the first time times in France. Exploring the intersection of art, mathematics, science and poetry, Escher’s works have fascinated and amazed generations of artists, architects, mathematicians, musicians and designers.

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Interactive installations

A unique artist who said that “wonder is the salt of the earth”, Escher broadened the imagination and perspectives of generations of art lovers through works in which everything is connected: science, nature, analytical rigor and aesthetic beauty. In Toulouse, the works are accompanied by educational lighting, videos and immersive rooms. The exhibition also includes science experiments, interactive spaces and educational resources that will help adults and children understand the impossible perspectives, disturbing images and seemingly irreconcilable worlds that Escher combined to create his artistic dimension.

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Everyone will be able to test the “Relativity Installation” which reverses the normal size and scale, the “Mirror Installation” to see their own reflection repeated endlessly, the “Optical Installation” and the “Impossible Selfie Station”, inspired by one of Escher’s most famous works.

His entire artistic journey is presented, from his beginnings to his travels in Italy, including the different artistic techniques that saw him engage throughout his life.