Tessellation :.

Tessellation

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Brief Introduction and Quickfacts
Detailed Description
Artists and Paintings
More Examples – defined visual appearance
Tools for digitial artists, prompters and word smiths

Overview and quickfacts

Tessellation is a type of art where shapes are repeated to create a pattern. This can be done with any type of shape, but is often seen with geometric shapes. Tessellations can be found in a variety of places, including architecture, nature, and even on the surface of a soccer ball.

The art style is also known as: Tiling, mosaic, pattern, design, decoration
Categories: Impressionism, Modernism

1. M. C. Escher (1898-1972) 2. Albrecht Dürer (1471-1528) 3. Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519) 4. Rembrandt (1606-1669) 5. Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) 6. Henri Matisse (1869-1954) 7. Jackson Pollock (1912-1956) 8. Andy Warhol (1928-1987) 9. Mark Rothko (1903-1970) 10. Barnett Newman (1905-1970) 11. Clyfford Still (1904-1980) 12. Adolph Gottlieb (1903-1974) 13. Helen Frankenthaler (1928-2011) 14. Robert Motherwell (1915-1991) 15. Richard Diebenkorn (1922-1993) 16. Joan Miró (1893-1983) 17. Yayoi Kusama (1929-) 18. Jasper Johns (1930-) 19. Roy Lichtenstein (1923-1997) 20. Gerhard Richter (1932-) 21. Ellsworth Kelly (1923-) 22. Brice Marden (1938-) 23. Agnes Martin (1912-2004) 24. Dan Flavin (1933-1996) 25. John McLaughlin (1898-1976) 26. Kenneth Noland (1924-2010) 27. Anne Truitt (1921-2004) 28. Frank Stella (1936-) 29. Robert Rauschenberg (1925-2008) 30. James Turrell (1943-)

1. M. C. Escher, “Metamorphosis III” (1969) 2. M. C. Escher, “Sky and Water I” (1938) 3. M. C. Escher, “Stars” (1948) 4. M. C. Escher, “Regular Division of the Plane With Reptiles” (1962) 5. M. C. Escher, “Pegasus” (1955) 6. M. C. Escher, “Relativity” (1953) 7. M. C. Escher, “Fish and Scales” (1940) 8. M. C. Escher, “Bond of Union” (1956) 9. M. C. Escher, “Another World” (1955) 10. M. C. Escher, “Ascending and Descending” (1960) 11. M. C. Escher, “Hand with Reflecting Sphere” (1935) 12. M. C. Escher, “Lizards” (1943) 13. M. C. Escher, “Drawing Hands” (1948) 14. M. C. Escher, “House of Stairs” (1951) 15. M. C. Escher, “Print Gallery” (1956) 16. M. C. Escher, “Belvedere” (1958) 17. M. C. Escher, “Waterfall” (1961) 18. M. C. Escher, “Convex and Concave” ( 1955) 19. M. C. Escher, “Swans” (1949) 20. M. C. Escher, “Three Worlds” (1958) 21. M. C. Escher, “Horseman” (1942) 22. M. C. Escher, “Verbum” (1967) 23. M. C. Escher, “Eye” (1946) 24. M. C. Escher, “Rind” (1959) 25. M. C. Escher, “Curl Up” (1959) 26. M. C. Escher, “Division of the Plane” (1955) 27. M. C. Escher, “Moebius Strip II” (1963) 28. M. C. Escher, “Bird” (1969) 29. M. C. Escher, “Cube” (1947) 30. M. C. Escher, “Torus” (1955)

Detailed Description

Tessellation is a type of pattern in which shapes are fitted together in a repeating, interlocking fashion. This type of pattern is found in many places in nature, as well as in man-made objects. Tessellations can be created with a variety of shapes, but the most commonly used shapes are squares and triangles. Other shapes that can be used to create tessellations include hexagons, octagons, and dodecagons. The word “tessellation” comes from the Latin word “tessella”, which means “small square”. Tessellations have been used in art for centuries. One of the most famous examples is the floor of the Cathedral of Notre Dame in Paris, which is decorated with a tessellation of two-dimensional geometric shapes. M. C. Escher is one of the most famous artists who have used tessellations in their work. Escher was a Dutch artist who lived in the 20th century. He is best known for his drawings, lithographs, and woodcuts that feature tessellations. One of Escher’s most famous works is “Day and Night”, a woodcut that features a tessellation of birds and fish. Other famous artists who have used tessellations in their work include the American artist Chuck Close and the British artist David Hockney.