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the linking thread for all three is self-reference, either in the form of a fugue or in a painting showing its own creation. Doug is a loop guy
by bobson381 2mo ago
the linking thread for all three is self-reference, either in the form of a fugue or in a painting showing its own creation. Doug is a loop guy
- Rygian 2mo agoA Strange Loop guy, to be precise. (It's the title of his follow up work after GEB.)
- seanhunter 2mo agoAnd Bach did indeed write variations on B-A-C-H[1]. But lots of composers have self-referencing cryptograms and other riddles in music. You would find far more in Scriabin, Bartok or Alban Berg for example. It also doesn’t fit the narrative but the idea of self-reference in art didn’t start with Escher either. For example the Arnolfini wedding portrait by van Eyck[2] [1] Bb A C B in modern notation https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BACH_motif https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BACH_motif [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arnolfini_Portrait https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arnolfini_Portrait The artist can be seen in a reflection in the central mirror that he has ostentatiously signed his name above. It’s an incredible painting and worth a trip to the National Gallery to see if you’re ever in London.