The artwork titled “Lizards” is a piece by the renowned artist M.C. Escher, created in 1956. This artwork falls within the Op Art movement and is categorized under the genre of tessellation.
“Lizards” demonstrates Escher’s ability to create intricate, repeating patterns that seamlessly blend into one another. The artwork features numerous lizard shapes interlocking in a tessellated pattern with a gradient of colors transitioning from lighter shades at the top to darker shades as they descend. Each lizard figure is meticulously detailed, showing Escher’s precision and mathematical approach to design. The artwork exudes a sense of dynamic motion and visual complexity, characteristic of Escher’s fascination with impossible structures and infinite tessellations.