M.C. Escher

Born: June, 17 1898

Died: March 27, 1972

Feelings on Education

Escher did not like school.

Although he enjoyed geometry and art he did not enjoy sitting in a classroom.

My Favorite Escher Pieces

Drawing Hands

High and Low House of Stairs Liberation

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Escher’s 3-Dimensions

Escher was a master creator of thought provoking geometric designs.

The depth to his creations is astounding!

M.C. Escher

An Artist Never to be Duplicated!

The Geometry of Escher’s Art Begin with a basic shape: square,

triangle, hexagon (The sides must be equal.)

Follow the tessellation rules: translation, rotation, reflection.

You can combine rules… “glide-reflection” is a slide-flip

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Tessellation Presentation

Working with your group create a tessellation puzzle piece.

Demonstrate the step by step process to create the piece.

Demonstrate the process of using the piece to create your tessellation artwork.

Presentation MUST be created using suggested INTERNET tools!