Pattern"Art is the imposing of a pattern on experience, and

our aesthetic enjoyment is recognition of the pattern."

Alfred North Whitehead (1861-1947), English philosopher and mathematician. Dialogues, June 10, 1943.

Patterns exist in nature, and we are hardwired to see

them

Pareidolia - pattern recognition

Repetition & Variation

Pattern

• repeating grid is the most basic pattern

• deformation of the grid leads to more interesting patterns

• multiple patterns at different scales

• variation creates rhythm and interest

• anomalies are an interruption of pattern

Roger Brown

Roger Brown

Quilts

Fabric Patterns

Fabric Patterns

Fractals or self similarity

Pattern as the result of rules or instructions

Modules - Op-Art

Sol Lewitt

Lewitt

Algorithms

Algorithms

Casey Reas - Processing

Jared Tarbell

Anomalies

• Sudden interruption or deviation from a pattern

Islamic Weaving

Repetition as banality