Escher's Waterfall Contructed in 3D
April 25, 2006 by Vurdlak
Few days ago I checked my mailbox and noticed three of our readers submitted and suggested Escher's Waterfall to our optical illusions database. We love Escher, and have posted his work in the paste: "Staircase", "Ascending", "Tribute To MC Escher", "Escher's Google Earth"... Thanks to Wong Wen Yen here we have high-res picture of Impossible Waterfall. But wait... That's not all! If you jump inside this article you will notice a video clip of Escher’s Waterfall masterfully recreated by Shigeo Fukuda. The water really seems to flow uphill in this small scale model. Previously I posted "Underground Piano", also done by Fukuda. Check it. But first, jump inside this post to see Waterfall video clip sent to us by Jason Ahn and Eddie Tio.
"Everything seems to be in place, yet we seem to be in a strange universe where water flows uphill. What is wrong with it? Well, nothing is wrong with it. It is just our minds trying to equate the lines Escher drew with what our senses perceive of the real world."
Here's another videoclip of "Waterfall" I found on YouTube. The only difference is that this one wasn't constructed in real life, but instead made digitally. Never the less explantions are here...
"Everything seems to be in place, yet we seem to be in a strange universe where water flows uphill. What is wrong with it? Well, nothing is wrong with it. It is just our minds trying to equate the lines Escher drew with what our senses perceive of the real world."
Here's another videoclip of "Waterfall" I found on YouTube. The only difference is that this one wasn't constructed in real life, but instead made digitally. Never the less explantions are here...
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cool
oh i get it now...
WOW!
i still dont get it where does the water come from i mean they just cant stay there
WOW!! This is really clever...
ahh, clever, now i get it
that is just awesome. i love youtube. i love this site too.
omg i have that exact painting in my house for the longest while. :s
i love that
Yay! He's my friend, I shall keep this page forever an' ever.
*twitch*
Wow, ive seen it a million times before, but i just love it. Anyone notice the garden near the little dude? It makes the affect that you might be underwater.. adding a whole new level to the picture. I hail Escher! This picture is everywhere in the Calgary Science Centre.
I have ALWAYS enjoyed looking @ Escher's artwork!!! I LOVE his stuff!
that is cool i dident think that is how u do it
yeah, a great illusion. im a big fan of escers work