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14: London Tsai - The Reclusive Dean of The New Escherians

Dec 1, 2019 · 1h 4m
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  • London Tsai represents the underground mathematical and scientific art movement continuing MC Escher's legacy by smuggling higher-level science into transcendent art forms
  • Eric profiles Tsai as a leader of the 'New Escherians,' modern Prometheans creating topological paintings, protein sculptures, and light symphonies that synthesize mathematics with aesthetic transcendence
  • The movement preserves sophisticated mathematical and scientific concepts outside the professional priesthood, democratizing access to complex ideas through visual and artistic mediums

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