Wood near Menton 1921

"Wood near Menton" is what M.C. Escher called this world of black and white. Look at it. It’s like Escher's mind laid bare, all those branching, crazy, beautiful lines. I can imagine him there, in front of the wood near Menton, feeling the shapes, the dark and light, trying to capture the feeling of being inside a dense space. The thing is, it’s a wood engraving, right? So, it’s not a painting. It’s carved! It’s like he's not just describing the trees, but also the space between. I’m thinking, it’s kinda like he’s building the world from scratch. Each line, each shape, carefully chosen to make this crazy web. It's like Escher is saying, hey, reality is not what you think. It's all about how you look at it. And he's not just showing us a picture, he’s inviting us to get lost in it, like some kind of crazy visual puzzle.