Artist: M.C. Escher
Title of Work: Still Life with Spherical Mirror
Year produced: 1934
Medium: Lithography
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Still_Life_with_Spherical_Mirror
Artist: Alyssa Monks
Title of Work: Smirk
Year Produced: 2009
Medium: Oil on Linen
Source of Image: http://alyssamonks.com/popup/popup.asp?sid=5A703C03-07DF-4892-8C93-C85A99011770&imgname=smirk.jpg
Both of these pieces are very good examples of implied texture. Implied texture being texture that is not actually present in the piece (you could not touch the piece and feel different textures), but visually seems to be present in the piece. In the piece by M.C. Escher, he uses value very well to create a strong texture in the reflective surface of the round mirror, it feels as if you could touch it and feel the smooth surface, he also contrasts this with the more rough, dull textures in the surrounding items. In the piece by Alyssa Monks she uses texture to create what seems to be a shower scene with extremely realistic water as well as an extremely realistic figure. The implied texture makes the piece itself look as if somebody as sprinkled water on it.
