The word 'tessera' in latin means a small stone cube, and they were used to make “tessellata”. There were pictures forming into a floor and tillings. There are many different pictures that can be put on the flooring, animals etc.
Write a couple of paragraphs describing the life and work of M.C. Escher. Pick out important facts that describe who he is, how he worked, and why he is famous.
He is known as the “father” of tessellations. He loved filling in blocks with pictures and that’s where it all started. On June 17th 1898 he was the youngest of four brothers. His family went to Wrnhem where they went to High School. He started art at a young age and was the best in his class. He was suggested to become an architect. He then got into wood and was great at that as well. He went on many trips that help him succeed and improve his work. He started doing landscaping as well. His first real tessellation was a lion in gold and silver. In 1937 a life changing event occurred, he went home to see his parents. He showed them all his designs and sketches he had made. He had numbered them and by his death had produced 137, also 448 woodcuts, linocuts and lithos and over 2000 drawings. His last tessellation was a solution to a puzzle sent to him by Roger Penrose. He then died in a home for old artists on March 27th, 1972.
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