Directions Unit - Research into a self portrait - M. C. Escher

Maurits Cornelis Escher was an artist widely admired by mathematicians and scientist for his unusual artwork made with the techniques of woodcuts, lithographs and mezzotints, all inspired by mathematics. Though Escher did not follow any movement, he was considered a pioneer of psychedelic art by the hippy counterculture in the 60's.

To the left is the ever famous Hand with Reflecting Sphere which is a portrait of Escher's reflection in a spherical mirror ball which also shows Escher's studio. This image can be interpreted in a number of ways, depending on what the viewer sees or wants to see. For example one interpretation is that Escher has his life in his hands which conveys control. Another interpretation is that there are two reality's, one being Escher himself and the other being his reflection. This can symbolise how Escher sees himself, perhaps as a distorted characters with almost no general direction.

I can take the latter as a great interpretation of my character in the portrait film. My character will see himself as a distorted and directionless character that feels almost too different from everyone else in his surroundings. I was thinking about giving my portrait film a very distorted look in certain areas depending on what is going on in the characters head at that given moment.