Tessellation

This is my Tessellation. For the most part, i'm pretty happy with it. It's kind of abstract and i really like the yellow background picking up the yellow in the center. I spent a LOT of time working on this project, I traced every tiny little swirl, line, circle and scribble imaginable. During the process i sorta WISHED i had chosen a different tesselation. I'm still not to sure about the center design....

But seeing it with the back ground. (Even as i'm writing this) i'm liking it a whole lot more. (maybe the miniature size has something to do with it?)

This was kind of a challenge, but i learned to not sweat the small stuff (coloring out of the lines, tracing in the wrong place etc. etc.) during art and that's something I'm really proud of. I'm definately NOT a perfectionist.

I see my artwork as kind of a 'hippie' piece of artwork. You know, with the soothing (peaceful) colors, like yellow, purple green and orange... It's just calming, peacful and at the same time exciting.

Here is how I made it:

1.On a small sheet of paper fold one quarter of it.

2. Draw a design ( any kind you want ) on it.

3. Use a lightbox to trace the design on each quarter

4. Get a new piece of Paper and trace design onto their.

5. Make at least 6 pieces of paper.

6. Color in each piece of paper, using the same color's and patterns.

7. Arrange shape of Tessellation and glue onto a black sheet of paper.

8. For added affect, choose a good contrasting color for the background.

9. TA-DA!!! :) :)

We had to do our work based on the artwork of M.C Escher.

Here is a video of some of M.C Escher's artwork, not only tessellation's.

Here are some of his tessellations:

I've also made a video, with a song that sort of matches the feeling i get from seeing his artwork,

A little Disturbed...

SOME TESSELATIONS:

His artwork is very dark to me, but still intriguing and i do kind of like it! I think an eerie song like "I'm So Sick" By Flyleaf really suits his artwork perfectly, I'm not sure if i'm that fond of it, just because of the darkness, but i do see that it is the work of a Mathmatician, A dark Mathmatician.

A very possible reason for this is the things i've noticed in his work.

1. in the eye picture, there is a skull in the pupil

2. in one picture, dead hands are trapped inside a cage

3. His artwork kind of looks demonic/possesed/satanic.

4. His shading and coloring is very dark.

I have said dark alot, i do realise.

HERE'S A VIDEO OF MY ARTWORK, THROUGH MY EYES.....

SONG: Turn It Off - Paramore. ( my favorite band)