The Art of the Impossible MC Escher and Me

Dutch graphic artist MC Escher created some of the most famous graphic illusions in 20th century popular culture He inspired artists designers and film directors Yet his most profound impact was on a different field to art entirely mathematics Cosmologist Professor Sir Roger Penrose is one of the worlds leading mathematicians His research into black holes with Stephen Hawking transformed our understanding of the big bang In this film coinciding with the first ever major UK retrospective of Eschers work Professor Penrose now reveals how his own mathematical sketches inspired some of Eschers bestknown masterpieces