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M.C. Escher Tessellations; Where Art Meets Mathematics
Eleanor C.
Average rating:4.7Number of reviews:(257)
This one time class will expose learners to the work of M.C. Escher, and we will implement his techniques and effects in our own drawing
Class experience
M. C Escher achieved success later in his career, and had at that point already established a number of memorable phases. This course will take a broad look at the artist’s body of work, and will use visit thinking strategies to define the most iconic pieces. We will then focus on tessellations as a concept, and then as a practice, as we create our own inspired by Escher’s work, nature, and other patterns. Drawing techniques will be refined particularly in the areas of proportion and...
Students will be able to identify and execute a tessellation, as we examine M. C. Escher’s body of work, nature, and other patterns around us. Participants will have a deeper understanding of the artist’s most iconic works, as well as biographical information.
Homework Offered
Assessments Offered
Each learner will leave class with a tessellation of their own creation! Not as easy task, as it takes patience and planning. Learners of all levels will enhance drawing skills, scale and proportion through this informative, interactive project.Grades Offered
**Please have paper and pencil handy! Also recommended: an eraser and a straight edge or ruler for best practices
Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.
Average rating:4.7Number of reviews:(257)
Hello, Art enthusiasts! I am a multi-disciplinary artist working in New York City. As a teaching artist, I have been working in Public school in-school residency programs for the past nineteen years(!)...most recently with a concentration in...
Group Class
$14
per classMeets once
55 min
Completed by 71 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 10-15
3-13 learners per class
