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