Author Archives: Champagne Design
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Whirling Dervish video
The video below has been a collaboration over three years and three artists: Carver Chouki Derrouiche of France; Videographer Brenikou, Macedonia East, Hellas, Greece; and me, Francine Champagne the tessellation Artist.
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Tessellation Imagination!
This is the type of imagination you need for tessellations! To see the man in the moon. To see dogs and puffy sheep in the clouds. To see all sorts of people and animals in the outlines of countries. This is exactly what Zackabier has done in the video below: Europe according to creative people.
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Video by Maurits Srl on tessellations & symmetry groups
Maurits Srl created a video to explain the technical side of the seventeen symmetry groups. Three of my tessellations appear in there, dealing with three of these symmetry systems. Not my best work, but enjoy!
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The Poetry of Primes
A wonder filled exhibition in Metaponto, Matera, Italy starting this Friday, June 21, 2019. Three of my tessellation prints will be on display as part of the Filling the Void showing of MC Escher artwork and other contemporary tessellation artists. All is within the context of the Poetry of Primes event, during the 2019 Matera 2019 Cultural summer.
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One Single Line #tessellations
Amazing how simple a tessellation can be. One single line. Maybe a fill colour. Over the years I’ve amassed quite a few designs, some are copies of designs I have seen, some are my own creations, some are from the ancient art of Islamic Geometric design. Just blows me away.
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