"The Geometry of "Path of Life III"" by Heidi Burgiel and Matthew Salomone

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Article Title

Logarithmic Spirals and Projective Geometry in M.C. Escher's "Path of Life III"

Authors

Heidi Burgiel, Bridgewater State UniversityFollow
Matthew Salomone, Bridgewater State UniversityFollow

Abstract / Synopsis

M.C. Escher's use of dilation symmetry in Path of Life III gives rise to a pattern of logarithmic spirals and an oddly ambiguous sense of depth.

Recommended Citation

Burgiel, Heidi and Salomone, Matthew (2012) "Logarithmic Spirals and Projective Geometry in M.C. Escher's "Path of Life III"," Journal of Humanistic Mathematics: Vol. 2: Iss. 1, Article 4. DOI: 10.5642/jhummath.201201.04
Available at: http://scholarship.claremont.edu/jhm/vol2/iss1/4