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M. C. Escher
1898-1972
Facts
• Created over 448 lithographs, woodcuts and wood engravings and over 2000 drawings and sketches
• illustrated books, designed tapestries, postage stamps and murals
Subject Matter
• Interest in nature and reality• Gradually began to work into invented
architecture (dreamy worlds) filled with strange creatures and impossible perspectives.
• "I don't grow up. In me is the small child of my early days"
Characteristics
• known for his realistic, detailed prints that achieve optical and conceptual effects
Tessellation• an arrangement of
closed shapes that completely cover the plane without overlapping or leaving gaps
• Radial Designs: design extending from center
Edges of 1 Object Helping to Form Another
3 Ways to Create Tessellations
• Translation: moving of a pattern over a certain distance/ SLIDING
• Rotation: rotation of a pattern at a fixed origin / TURNING
• Reflection: “mirroring” the image / FLIP
1. Make 2 Different Tessellations with the Shapes Below:
2. List the 3 methods to create a tessellation.
3. Create Your Own Shape