Dragons 1

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Dragons 1
Field: Geometry
Image Created By: Jos Leys
Website: Mathematical Imagery by Jos Leys

Dragons 1

A tessellation created in the style of M.C. Escher. Escher was famous for his lithographs depicting tessellations or endless loops. Tessellations are images that repeat and seamlessly mesh within one another. Each image alternates color, creating a beautiful and potentially endless work of art.


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A More Mathematical Explanation

A tessellation created in the style of M.C. Escher. Escher was famous for his lithographs depicting tessellations or endless loops. Tessellations are images that repeat and seamlessly mesh within one another. Each image alternates color, creating a beautiful and potentially endless work of art.




About the Creator of this Image

Jos Leys creates images from mathematics using programs such as Ultrafractal and Povray. He has also created a two hour mathematical animation film called Dimensions, in collaboration with the French mathematicians E.Ghys and A.Alvarez.


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