![]() ![]() What made Escher's pictures so appealing was that he used tessellations to create optical illusions. He is most famous for his so-called "impossible structures", such as Ascending and Descending, Relativity, his Transformation Prints, such as Metamorphosis I, Metamorphosis II and Metamorphosis III, Sky & Water I or Reptiles. He created visual riddles, playing with the pictorially logical and the visually impossible. His art is enjoyed by millions of people all over the world. Maurits Cornelis Escher (1898-1972) is a graphic artist known for his art tessellations. "Designs featuring animals, birds, etc, which can fill the page, without over-lapping, to form a pattern." "A collection of plane figures that fills the plane with no overlaps and no gaps." "To form into a mosaic pattern, as by using small squares of stone or glass." The measurement process can be particularly difficult for many students and by allowing them to practice with the framework of the rule of thirds and tessellations, it makes the measurement process more focused and clear."A tessellation is created when a shape is repeated over and over again covering a plane without any gaps or overlaps." This process contains many steps, but the time is well worth it. Draw a new grid on a blank piece of paper and draw a work of tessellation art based on the composed digital image. Print the new images, recreate the grid using the rule of thirds and look for any new patterns.ġ0. Allow students to retake their object images using the rule of thirds as their guide to composing the image.ĩ. Discuss the rule of thirds and that master photographers use this general rule when composing an image in order to find balance within the image or to highlight particular patterns.Ĩ. Print the pictures and have students re-create their original grid on top of the picture to try and find any patterns that arise in the digital image.ħ. Using a digital camera, cell phone or tablet with a camera, ask students to take a picture of items found in nature.Ħ. ![]() Have students create their own tessellation art using the lesson linked above.ĥ. Guide students through the discovery process of finding the patterns within the grid.Ĥ. Have students observe copies of the pieces and lay out a grid on the work using a ruler and pencil.ģ. Review a variety of master artworks that use tessellations as a technique.Ģ. By combining Tessellations with Digital Photography, we have a rich and relevant technique that many students can engage with on multiple levels of understanding.ġ. In terms of digital photography, much of the focus is placed composition and using the rule of thirds. This is a wonderful way for us to connect the arts with Common Core math in a very purposeful and authentic way. For those of you who are not familiar, tessellations are mosaics using small squares to make repetitive patterns. Today’s focus technique for visual art is actually a combination of two separate strategies: Tessellations and Digital Photography. But we still have more strategies to share. Our final strategy week is all about art techniques! One of the most versatile forms for arts integration, visual art has been highlighted on this blog numerous times. ![]()
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