A Dragon 72 Years in the Making
Author: Randy Kopf
All works by M.C. Escher © 2024 The M.C. Escher Company, The Netherlands. All rights reserved. www.mcescher.com
M.C. Escher © 1952 Dragon had Paper Wings for 72 years. Now this dragon has 3D digital wings yet is still is constrained by its self created stuation “biting your own tail”.
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Both 1952 version and this 2024 version were created in “Year of the Dragon” 72 years apart. The 3D model is 8 years in the making.
Smithsonian https://www.si.edu/spotlight/year-of-the-dragon
Story of Escher’s original work https://www.escherinhetpaleis.nl/story-of-escher/dragon/?lang=en
The following shows creation of the most complex dragon ever.
PART 1 M.C. ESCHER V2.0 PAPER FOLD ‘52 DRAGON https://docs.google.com/document/d/1LD5namvnSdpzCNrIkEMfs3VYc1A2weqSVDKvxOTgROg/edit?tab=t.0#heading=h.kec6rfctqvyv
PART 2 DRAGON SKIN - ADDING IMAGINARY TEXTURE TO 52 DRAGON https://docs.google.com/document/d/13k9U9E9mrEJGTk_AwBAgy0Ht_rqRYsDXFEWiwZPdl2o/edit?usp=sharing
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