"...Escher was a self proclaimed graphic artist and self denounced studio artist. He became fascinated with the geometric processes of filling the plain (tessellation) and his imagery took a biased towards asymmetrical natural forms of which insects were often his subject matter."
"Among (Escher’s) greatest admirers were mathematicians, who recognized in his work an extraordinary visualization of mathematical principles and ideas."
"In this unit, we see integration of two subjects (mathematics and visual arts) with the concrete (the art of M.C. Escher). Although it addresses the Grade 7 level, it could easily be modified and adapted to respond to the needs of students at other grades."
There are links to several arts-related websites. Although the links are on the school’s elementary school Web page, we think there are lots of great resources here, including links to Escher galleries.