A hot weekend. So typically we stayed in London for a cultural recharge and some great food at Moro
The Somerset House for the MC Escher exhibition is highly recommended!
First off, it was held in an air-conditioned basement which allowed this great shot of the stairs .Second, the show really took you through Escher’s artistic practice, which is often reduced to optical illusions and visual tricks. Here we saw how he was influenced by visiting the Alhambra, with its repeated geometric designs (which arose from the Islamic prohibition on representational art)
The exhibition looked at the hands-on craft that went into his work. He was a skilled craftsman of the highest order, utilising woodblock prints or lithograph, depending on what effect he wanted to produce. His work is also defined by what it excluded—often, colour, as many of the most striking pieces are black-and-white.
The exhibition also included a few “try this ” stunts, basically selfie stops – demonstrating with mixed success the tricks and maths behind the visual dysphoria which his work relies on. These were extremely popular with visitors looking for a something instagrammable.
Later, on to Moro, probably our favourite restaurant. We love it because of the relaxed atmosphere and the stonking food. Highly recommended. More about that in a later post.