In M.C. Escher Art and Science: 'Rolling a Tetrahedron on the Plane to Produce Periodic Patterns of Symmetry P2 and Drawing Dragon Curves as Backbones of Escher Figures', by Kodi Husimi Although the article mostly concerns with producing patterns by rolling around a tetrahedron on the plane, the article ends with a brief guide to Escher art, of which the motif, probably of a dog, is most poor indeed. Kodimi 'proposes', page 183 of '... an easy way of inventing Escher figures, without spending much time and energy'. The motif is unrecognisable, and so Kodomi has failed in his assertion above. Critique: 1. ‘Dog’, page 185 A shape with cartoon-like dog-like elements. Husimi purports to show an Escher-like tessellation, arising from his ‘rolling’ process, of a creature probably intended as a dog. A dog? Where? The perspective conflicts are numerous here. Just about every element is in conflict, of a variety of viewpoints. The ears are anatomically incorrect, the front and back legs combine. It has no nose, and if all that is not enough, it is sloppily drawn. What can one say… Last updated: 27 September 2009 |