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Tessellations

Tessellations. Key Artist: M.C. Escher. What is a T essellation ? Look for similarities. Examples. Student example. Take another look. So what is a Tessellation?. Which do you like better?. Dinosaurs . Triangles.

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Tessellations

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  1. Tessellations Key Artist: M.C. Escher

  2. What is a Tessellation? Look for similarities

  3. Examples

  4. Student example

  5. Take another look

  6. So what is a Tessellation?

  7. Which do you like better? Dinosaurs Triangles Tessellations usually look better when there is no white space showing (no negative space).

  8. Famous Tessellations M.C. Escher

  9. Alhambra • Escher visited the Alhambra (a castle in Spain) in 1922. • The decorative designs in the castle inspired his work with tessellations.

  10. Designs on the walls of the Alhambra

  11. What you need… • A SQUARE of constructions paper – any colour. • Scissors • Tape

  12. How to… • After you make sure that your square is indeed a square… cut across the square in an interesting way. The cut has to go from one side to the other.

  13. How to… • Tape the uncut straight sides together. Tape

  14. How to… • Now cut the paper again, this time starting at a squiggly side and ending on the opposite squiggly side.

  15. How to… • Tape together the two flat side again.

  16. Now use your shape as a template and trace it repeatedly to get a pattern.

  17. Can you make something out of the shape? In your sketchbook, trace your shape a few time and try to come up with at least 2 images. Work alone or in pairs!

  18. Objectives • create artworks, integrating themes found through direct observation, personal experience, and imagination • examine the role and the influence of visual images in their daily lives, including mass media and popular culture • recognize that, and investigate how art as a human activity emerges from human needs, values, beliefs, ideas, and experiences

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