Regular Division of the Plane
Regular Division of the Plane is a series of drawings by the Dutch artist M. C. Escher which began in 1936. These images are based on the principle of tessellation, irregular shapes or combinations of shapes that interlock completely to cover a surface or plane.[1]
The inspiration for these works began in 1936 with a visit to the Alhambra, a fourteenth-century Moorish castle near Granada, Spain. Escher had visited the Alhambra once before in 1922 but in this visit he had spent several days studying and sketching the ornate tile designs there.[2]
In 1958 Escher published his book The Regular Division of the Plane. This book included several woodcut prints to demonstrate the concept, but the series of drawings continued until the late 1960s, ending at drawing #137. While not Escher's most artistically important works, some of these patterns are among Escher's most famous, having been used for a number of commercial products, including neckties.[1]
Sources
- ^ a b Locher, J.L. (2000). The Magic of M. C. Escher. Harry N. Abrams, Inc. ISBN 0-8109-6720-0.
- ^ Schattschneider, Doris (2004). M. C. Escher: Visions of Symmetry. Harry N. Abrams, Inc. ISBN 0-8109-4308-5.
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- Dolphins (1923)
- Tower of Babel (1928)
- Strada di Scanno (1929)
- Castrovalva (1930)
- The Bridge (1930)
- Atrani, Coast of Amalfi (1931)
- Still Life with Mirror (1934)
- Still Life with Spherical Mirror (1934)
- Hand with Reflecting Sphere (1935)
- Regular Division of the Plane (1936)
- Still Life and Street (1937)
- Metamorphosis I (1937)
- Day and Night (1938)
- Sky and Water I (1938)
- Sky and Water II (1938)
- Metamorphosis II (1939-1940)
- Reptiles (1943)
- Magic Mirror (1946)
- Three Spheres II (1946)
- Another World (1947)
- Drawing Hands (1948)
- Stars (1948)
- Double Planetoid (1949)
- Curl-up (1951)
- House of Stairs (1951)
- Puddle (1952)
- Dragon (1952)
- Gravitation (1952)
- Relativity (1953)
- Convex and Concave (1955)
- Three Worlds (1955)
- Print Gallery (1956)
- Cube with Magic Ribbons (1957)
- Belvedere (1958)
- Circle Limit III (1959)
- Ascending and Descending (1960)
- Waterfall (1961)
- Metamorphosis III (1967-1968)
- Snakes (1969)
- Escher in popular culture
- George Arnold Escher (father)
- Berend George Escher (brother)
- Mathematics and art
- Video games inspired by Escher
- Adventures in Perception (1971 documentary)
- Gödel, Escher, Bach (1979 book)
- M. C. Escher: Visions of Symmetry (1990 book)
- Symmetry aspects of M. C. Escher's periodic drawings (1965 book)