The Masonic Hall, 25 Wrotham Road, Gravesend DA11 0PA

Lecturer: Rupert Dickens

The Dutch graphic artist M C Escher achieved cult statue in the 1960's, featuring on album covers, book jackets and posters. Since then the popularity of his space-distorting geometrical constructions has soared, with exhibitions all over the world attracting hundreds of thousands of people. This lecture will explore the diverse and surprising source of his inspiration. Be prepared for a journey which takes in Leonardo da Vinci drawings, Piranesi's dark fantasies, the Islamic art of Granada and the discoveries of modern mathematics.