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What are Tessellations?
The word 'tessera' in Latin means a small stone cube.
They were used to make up 'tessellata' - the mosaic pictures forming floors in Roman buildings
Tessellations refers to pictures or tiles, mostly in the form of animals and other life forms. It covers the surface of a composition iwithout overlapping or leaving gaps.
A Roman floor mosaic
Tessellations involve using a shape or group of shapes, which are arranged on a composition to create pattern and repetition.
TransformationsbyM C Escher
Henri Matisse uses a lot of pattern
Patterns are everywhere, but not all patterns are tessellations.
M. C. Escher• Escher was born in
Leeuwarden in Holland on June 17th, 1898.
• Referred to by his initials which stand for Maurits, Cornelis.
• Youngest of 4 brothers.
• The family moved to Arnhem where he grew up and went to high school.
'Self Portrait in Chair' - 1920
M. C. Escher: Tessellation Master
Escher produced '8 Heads' in 1922 - a hint of things to come.
His inspiration…Escher took a boat trip to Spain and went to the Alhambra, an extravagant palace full of pattern.
There, he copied many of the tiling patterns. '8 Heads' - 1922
Alhambra CastleAlhambra consists of palacesbuilt by several rulers, each had his own castle.
One of the most well known example of Muslim architecture.
The Alhambra Palace is afamous example ofMoorish architecture.
Islamic art does not usually use representations of people, but usesgeometric patterns.
Escher copied many of the designs he saw a Alhambra, adding his own flair
M. C. Escher 4 Motifs 1950
Realism & Tessellations Combined
• Sometimes, Escher would combine realism and tessellations.
• Reptiles is an example of this combination.
'Reptiles' - 1943
Escher’s Last Tessellation
• His last tessellation was a solution to a puzzle sent to him by Roger Penrose, the mathematician. Escher solved it and, true to form, changed the angular wood blocks into rounded 'ghosts'.
Penrose 'Ghosts' - 1971
How do you create a more complex tessellation?
Draw a line that separates the two hidden shapes you have found.
Make four versions of each shape, each version with more detail
The most detailed shape can be changed quite a bit
Make four versions of each shape with more detail
The most detailed shape can be changed quite a bit