MC Escher

What is MC Escher known for?

• realistic drawings

• abstract paintings

• self portraits

• tessellations and optical illusions

He was a ____ artist.

• french

• dutch

• swiss

• italian

This is the country where MC Escher went to on a trip. This is where his art was inspired by the beautiful geometric shapes that he saw.

• Italy

• Germany

• Spain

• Netherlands

What is a "tessellation"?

• an overlapping of different shapes

• a pattern made up only squares that are joined together

• a pattern that can be made up of different sizes of circles

• a pattern made up of shapes or tiles that are repeated and joined together without any gaps or overlaps

Select all the tessellations below.

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