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Beauty, Form and Function: An Exploration of SymmetryBeauty, Form and Function: An Exploration of Symmetry
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Lecture II-1
Escher and Graphic Design
PART IIPlane (2D) and Space (3D) Symmetry
M.C. Escher and Symmetry
Escher was a graphic artist obsessed by the “regular division of the plane”.
http://www.mcescher.com/
D. SchattschneiderM.C. Escher: Visions of SymmetryAbrams, New York.
ISBN 0-8109-4308-5
http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3180/2517208538_f035294777_o.jpg Date retrieved: 9 Jan 2014
Image used with permission
By the end of this lecture, you will be able to:
• understand the principles M.C. Escher used to develop his intricate wallpaper designs.
• recognize centered and primitive cells.
Objectives
Application of a Mirror Line – A Primitive Tile
Application of a Glide Line – A Centred Tile
Creating an Escher Style Drawing
mirror collapse in fill drawing
Escher used the principles of plane symmetry to create intricate wallpaper patterns
Introduction of a glide plane can create a centered tile in a rectangular tessellation.
Summary