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