Alfedena Abruzzi 1929

M.C. Escher made 'Alfedena Abruzzi', a lithograph, and you know, the beauty of lithography lies in its ability to capture such incredible detail, which Escher definitely exploits. Look at how he builds up the tones, layer upon layer, to create the illusion of depth and texture in the landscape, those mountains rolling away, the way he renders those wild, almost feathery trees. It's like a conversation between the foreground and the background, a push and pull that keeps your eye moving. Notice how the lines of the architecture echo the lines in the landscape, everything feels interconnected, part of the same fabric. It reminds me a little of Piranesi and his architectural fantasies, that same love of detail, and creating something that's more than just a picture but a whole world. Art is all about seeing and showing, a perpetual exchange of ideas. It's like, what does it mean to make a world, or even just to look at one?