![]() ![]() In all history, no-one until Escher had ever created such patterns! How could that be?įrom then on, I wanted to do just one design that could stand unashamed alongside those of The Master. What magic was this! Lifelike ducks and fishes, perfectly concatenating in an infinitely repeatable pattern, with no waste space and no overlaps! It is truly Australia’s icon, and having raised adorable orphan joeys myself, my love for Kangaroos has no bounds.įorward 20 years to 1969 - I first saw Escher’s Sky and Water tessellation, and I was astounded! ![]() Seth joined as co-webmaster in 2003,Īnd was sole webmaster from 2008 until his death in 2014.Īs a child of 5 in 1949 I was given a shiny, brand-new Australian penny for my tram fare home,Īnd I fell in love with the splendid image of Australia’s national animal, our beautiful Kangaroo. (the lizard tessellation that arose from that moment of inspiration), The same year, Seth won his first of three consecutive first prizes in the international tessellation contest run twice yearlyīy “World of Escher” (dot com) from about 1995 to about 2010. The inspiration and drive came when someone told him, “I think the lizard motif in tessellation has pretty much been used up.” It wasn't until 2005 that he began doing tessellation. Escher's trick perspective pictures, not to his tessellations. Website designer, submarine co-pilot (yes, really), computer nerd/repairman/teacher, SCUBA instructor, and Japanese-English-German translator. He variously made his living as a language, art, and computer skills teacher, computer advice newspaper columnist, magazine illustrator and editorial cartoonist, Alain Nicolas is a shining example, although there are others. Many artists show work equal to, if not better, than Escher! It can be done. There are many animal motifs that Escher overlooked, or simply ignored (not to mention inanimate motifs). Or to think that it is way beyond your ability (I am a case in point). The only advice I would give to an aspiring designer is not to think that Escher did everything and so there’s nothing left. I say “unusually”, as people interested in tessellation tend to be of a single focusĪnd often do not venture outside their chosen domain of art or mathematics. Writing on Escher, the Cairo tiling, houndstooth, and pavements, each with many entries on my website. Unusually, my interests cover the whole range of tessellations, namely Escher-like, mathematical, and historical. I then left “conventional” art behind in favour of tessellations, both Escher-like and purely mathematical. When my interest in art moved from conventional landscapes to more cerebral concerns - surrealism and op art.Īs op art can be described as mathematical, this led me to Escher’s works in op art books and then in mathematical books. Not until 1986 did I turn my attention to tessellations in a practical sense, However, not understanding how to go about such matters, I put it aside. Which intrigued me, and I wondered how Escher did this highly unusual artwork. This contained a brief article on Escher titled “The Artist Who Aims to Tease” by Greg Keeton, with a handful of Escher’s prints. My introduction to Escher was through browsing (in about 1983) a Reader’s Digest magazine of March 1981. I am an artist without mathematical background,Īlthough I now consider myself a mathematician more than an artist due to my exposure to Escher. Recent publication: Enjoy mathematical puzzles with M. Recent exhibition: Japan Tessellation Design - its progress and prospects. ![]() The association provides workshops, exhibitions, and publications on tessellations. In 1998, at the Escher Congress in Rome, Yoshiaki met the legendary tessellation artist Makoto Nakamura,Īnd they founded the Japan Tessellation Design Association. His tessellation software 'Escher Paint Contest' won the first Java language contest by Sun Microsystems, Inc in 1995. His wild boar design was named one of the Best Things in Art Online by BYTE Magazine in 1995. His elephant design won first prize in the first tessellation contest on the web held by World of Escher in 1994. The first exhibition of his tessellations was on his web site in 1993, very early era of world wide web. The president of Japan Tessellation Design Association. Bach led to learning about the math behind the music, which led him to the math of fractals, His logical and inquiring mind, which made him a practical doctor, also led him to meld computers into his wide range of interests. His three major hobbies were his tessellation art, his cats and dogs, and his membership in a computer enthusiasts' club. David Annal (1934-2008) was the original author and designer of .Īn excellent diagnostic physician, he was well known for his sense of humor and ability to prod people into thinking more clearly and creatively.
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