Tessellations

Tessellation is the process of creating a two-dimensional plane using the repetition of a geometric shape with no overlaps and no gaps.

Simply, Tessellations are shapes that tile perfectly forever.

Objects like triangles, squares, rectangles and pentagons can be found tessellating naturally in many living and non-living items.

The overall concepts is quite simple but the process involved in designing & executing a complex
pattern can be very complex. 

Tessellating Elephant Pattern

Maurits Cornelis (M.C.) Escher the father of modern day tessellations created his entire collection by hand. Fortunately, I was able to use the assistance of a computer. Even with this assistance, each piece took me several hours to complete. 

I have always thought it would be interesting to push the boundary to see where tessellation and photography meet. 

The collection of images are a tribute to the master artist. 

Tessellating Goldfish 

Goldfish schools - © Michael LaPalme

Tessellating Elephants

Tessellating Elephants - © Michael LaPalme

Tessellating Starfish & Shells (Photographs)

Seashells and Starfish - © Michael LaPalme

Tessellating Birds

Tessellating Birds - © Michael LaPalme

Tessellating Turtles

Tessellating Turtles - © Michael LaPalme

Tessellating Birds

Birds & Fish - © Michael LaPalme

Tessellating Geckos

Tessellating Geckos - © Michael LaPalme

Tessellating Dolphins

Tessellating Dolphins - © Michael LaPalme

Tessellating Fish

Tessellating Fish  - © Michael LaPalme

Tessellating Bears & Parrots

Parrots & Bears - © Michael LaPalme

Tessellating Siamese Kittens

Tessellating Siamese Kittens - © Michael LaPalme

Frog on Tessellating Frog Patterns

Frog on frog - © Michael LaPalme

Gecko on Tessellating Gecko Patern

Gecko on photo of tessellating geckos - © Michael LaPalme

Bangkok Print Gallery

Bangkok Print Gallery - © Michael LaPalme

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Perspectives in Impossible Architecture

 Impossible architecture created in the style of the late great Dutch artist M.C. Escher

Infinite recursive architecture

An old roommate of mine had decorated the walls of our apartment with the pages from M.C. Escher's Print Gallery.  All these years later, I'm beginning to think they may have had an affect on me. I remember thinking that I'd never seen the fusion between this type of art and photography before so I set out to experiment a bit.  Almost all of these photos were taken of buildings in Bangkok, Thailand.

Condominium on the banks of the Chao Phaya River near the district of Klong San & Bang Rak

This original building is actually a cancer hospital in the aree district of Bangkok.

One of the many sois around the Patpong Night Market & Red Light District in Silom

Ratchatewi, Bangkok

The Dusit Thani Hotel on Rama IV and Lumpinee Park

Mise en abyme

Nana Stations - Bangkok Transit System

Impossible stairs

Building facade in Pattaya

Policeman's Hospital - Ratchaprasong at the intersection of Rachawiti and Rama I Roads

Building facade in On Nut

Somewhere in Bangkok

Central Business District - Sathorn