Smaller and Smaller by M.C Escher - eviltoast
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    1 year ago

    Alright this is the most neurotic thing I’ve ever written but the lizard primary->accent color map is

    '((light . dark)
      (medium . dark)
      (dark . medium))
    

    and at first I thought it would be more symmetrical if either the light lizards had medium accents or the medium lizards had light accents, but then I noticed that the outline is always dark, which lets the outline act as both the background and either the primary or accent color for every possible lizard configuration, adding depth. We don’t have time to bring color theory into this but I would be remiss if I didn’t mention that this piece is inexplicably sepia toned, which raises further questions such as “what is wrong with me” and “how am I going to put this piece in my dining room without having to defend the 1960’s?”