Patterns: Tessellations: Escher

A tessellation or tiling of the plane is a pattern of plane figures that fills the plane with no overlaps and no gaps. One may also speak of tessellations of parts of the plane or of other surfaces. Generalizations to higher dimensions are also possible. Tessellations frequently appeared in the art of M. C. Escher. Tessellations are seen throughout art history, from ancient architecture to modern art. In Latin, tessella is a small cubical piece of clay, stone or glass used to make mosaics.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tessellation

ACTIVITY: Escher Tessellations (Bodily/Kinesthetic Learning)

http://www.artprojectsforkids.org/2008/02/mc-escher-tessellations.html

Online Resources

Official Escher Website: http://www.mcescher.com/

Escher Web Sketch: http://escher.epfl.ch/escher/

Tessellations Tutorials: http://mathforum.org/sum95/suzanne/tess.intro.html

Tessellations: http://www.tessellations.org/

Video: How to Make an Escher-esque Tessellation
http://youtu.be/212XC1zfxXY?t=46s