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5 Responses to “Help with my art project on "Interlocking"?”

1. VanGoghsEar
   July 31st, 2010 at 8:12 pm

   M.C. Escher is my favorite and one of the best (if not the best).

   http://www.geocities.com/williamwchow/escher/escher.htm

   http://www.mcescher.com/

2. TochaTocha
   July 31st, 2010 at 8:12 pm

   Escher? look at these …http://oneparticularwave.files.wordpress.com/2006/11/escher.gif and http://www.portlandschools.org/CTS/GrantsProjects/moulens/newtoncar/images/student/escher.relativity.gif and http://www.geocities.com/williamwchow/escher/lizard.htm
   M.C. Escher has uncommon visions and intuitions. Many of Escher’s drawings contain mathematical ideas never seen elsewhere. One of the things that he did touched me deeply – the interlocking shapes of people, birds and fish which repeat over a flat surface with no gaps. This group of drawings are not his best contribution to mankind, but it is art for me because it stirred my imagination immediately. This is something I can understand as an engineer and I think I can develop these ideas further with computer graphics. The mathematics behind the interlocking shapes on a flat surface was established by Heesch and Kienzle in 1963. The following discussion is limited to regular pattern in a flat surface.
   do a google seach and you will find loads on him, i would deffinatly look at his work in the first instance, but i think everyone will come to this conclusion so dont dwell on him too long (hes a bit like dali too popular, examinaters will get bored.
   William Morris might work too, he was sort of involved with a british art movement known as the pre-raphaelites but more so with the arts and crafts movement. he designed many wallpapers etc that could be interesting to look at. probable his most famous is http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Morris_Acanthus_Wallpaper_1875.jpg but from personal experience again dont dwell on him too long as it is “forbidden territory” for modern artists but well worth a mention to show you have done your research.
   another good artist to look at would be sculpture Arthur Silverman, heres a link to his online gallery http://www.artsilverman.com/gallery/main.php
   good luck!

3. Steve
   July 31st, 2010 at 8:12 pm

   Try Stephen Buckley.

   You can take it from them there using whatever objects are of your own passion.

   Notice the similarities and differences between interlocking and intertwining. Think about the differences and similarities within mechanical/biological.

   Somewhere in there, your head will begin to envision ideas which will lead you to the successful completion of your project.

4. CheeseCake
   July 31st, 2010 at 8:12 pm

   Escher, is one of the best as you have been told already
   http://images.search.yahoo.com/search/images/view?back=http%3A%2F%2Fimages.search.yahoo.com%2Fsearch%2Fimages%3F_adv_prop%3Dimage%26fr%3Dks-ans%26va%3Descher%26sz%3D&w=842&h=850&imgurl=www.cord.edu%2Ffaculty%2Fandersod%2Fescher_development.jpg&rurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cord.edu%2Ffaculty%2Fandersod%2Fescher.html&size=254.9kB&name=escher_development.jpg&p=escher&type=jpeg&no=19&tt=124,000&oid=becd3349b3e4ff68&ei=ISO-8859-1

   try looking up illusions on a search, for more by other artists

5. Hippie
   July 31st, 2010 at 8:12 pm

   One doesn’t have to be famous or see famous work for this project. Interlocking, can be simply paper weaving. I’ve done paper weaving and have had it done in a way that’s very sophisticated. Using various prints of paper with plain colored paper has a nice effect. it all in how u fold and cut the paper to weave.