PATTERN PATTERN PATTERN PATTERN PATTERNThere are two main types of pattern:-

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Patterns repeat themselves with their shape and their colour

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Textile patterns

Designed by William Morris, 1882

Wallpaper pattern Designed by William Morris, 1888

Ceramic Tile pattern

Designed by William Morris, 1886 Stained glass window pattern

Designed by William Morris, 1882

Tapestry pattern designDesigned by William

Morris, 1879

Pattern is used as decoration by artists in many different forms, as these examples by William

Morris show

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a shape or composition has line symmetry when one half of

it is the mirror image of the other half

Symmetry exists all around us and many people see it as being a thing of beauty.

SYMMETRY

Reflective symmetry Rotational symmetry

Reflective symmetry Reflective symmetry

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Asymmetry is when one side of a shape or composition does not reflect the design of the other. Asymmetrical balance is the kind of balance (one of the principles of art) in which the parts of a design are organized so that one side differs from the other withoutwithout destroying that composition's overall harmony. Consequently, when an asymmetrical design is disturbingly off balance, the result is disharmony. Also known as informal balance, asymmetry is the opposite of symmetry.

ASYMMETRY

Jan (or Johannes) Vermeer (Dutch,

Delft, 1632-1675),

Young Woman with a Water Jug, c. 1660-7,

oil on canvas, 18 x 16 inches

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Civilisations throughout history have used certain patterns which have identified them to archaeologists

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Celtic Patterns

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What Is a Tessellation?

DefinitionA dictionary will tell you that the word "tessellate" means to form or arrange small squares in a checkered or mosaic pattern. The word "tessellate" is derived from the Ionic version of the Greek word "tesseres", which in English means "four". The first tilings were made from square tiles.

a tessellation of triangles

a tessellation of squares

a tessellation of hexagons