Help with my art project on "Interlocking"?

Question

I'm doing an art project for school and the theme is interlocking.
Do you know any famous artists who have incorporated interlocking into their work?
Please list
Awarding best answer

Answer 1

Escher? look at these ...http://oneparticularwave.files.wordpress.com/2006/11/escher.gif and http://www.portlandschools.org/CTS/GrantsProjects/moulens/newtoncar/images/student/escher.relativity.gif and http://www.geocities.com/williamwchow/escher/lizard.htm
M.C. Escher has uncommon visions and intuitions. Many of Escher's drawings contain mathematical ideas never seen elsewhere. One of the things that he did touched me deeply - the interlocking shapes of people, birds and fish which repeat over a flat surface with no gaps. This group of drawings are not his best contribution to mankind, but it is art for me because it stirred my imagination immediately. This is something I can understand as an engineer and I think I can develop these ideas further with computer graphics. The mathematics behind the interlocking shapes on a flat surface was established by Heesch and Kienzle in 1963. The following discussion is limited to regular pattern in a flat surface.
do a google seach and you will find loads on him, i would deffinatly look at his work in the first instance, but i think everyone will come to this conclusion so dont dwell on him too long (hes a bit like dali too popular, examinaters will get bored.
William Morris might work too, he was sort of involved with a british art movement known as the pre-raphaelites but more so with the arts and crafts movement. he designed many wallpapers etc that could be interesting to look at. probable his most famous is http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Morris_Acanthus_Wallpaper_1875.jpg but from personal experience again dont dwell on him too long as it is "forbidden territory" for modern artists but well worth a mention to show you have done your research.
another good artist to look at would be sculpture Arthur Silverman, heres a link to his online gallery http://www.artsilverman.com/gallery/main.php
good luck!

Answer 2

This is a great question. I've actually been thinking about this recently. I have been studying and training in Taekwondo for the past 4 years. I recently received my black belt. For most of my training, I saw Taekwondo as nothing more than a sport and physical defense system. Until about a year before I got my black belt, I did not implement a lifestyle change. My black belt test was very difficult. I failed part of the test the first time. It's almost as if failing it has taught me something. That without the "art" in martial arts, all that is left is fighting. And my Master was not going to promote me to black belt if I only believed in fighting. I got my act together, and finally passed the test once I retook it later. Martial arts is my life now. I work at my Dojang and wish I could live there too. I am in charge of supervising the young children and white belts, and cleaning the Dojang. Everything I do is under the supervision of my Master and instructors. I believe that many martial arts have moved away from the "art". Many styles now have replaced meditation and studying with backflips and cartwheels. When people find out I am a black belt, they ask me if I can beat people up and if I have ever been in a fight. That's not what black belt is about. Black belt means you have overcome the MENTAL obstacles in addition to the physical ones. I do not think it is fair to say that certain styles as a whole have diverted away from the art side of martial arts. I think that it is up to the instructor in each school. Lousy instructor, lousy students. I hope I helped. Good luck.

Answer 3

Try Stephen Buckley.

You can take it from them there using whatever objects are of your own passion.

Notice the similarities and differences between interlocking and intertwining. Think about the differences and similarities within mechanical/biological.

Somewhere in there, your head will begin to envision ideas which will lead you to the successful completion of your project.

Answer 4

One doesn't have to be famous or see famous work for this project. Interlocking, can be simply paper weaving. I've done paper weaving and have had it done in a way that's very sophisticated. Using various prints of paper with plain colored paper has a nice effect. it all in how u fold and cut the paper to weave.

Answer 5

Escher, is one of the best as you have been told already
http://images.search.yahoo.com/search/images/view?back=http%3A%2F%2Fimages.search.yahoo.com%2Fsearch%2Fimages%3F_adv_prop%3Dimage%26fr%3Dks-ans%26va%3Descher%26sz%3D&w=842&h=850&imgurl=www.cord.edu%2Ffaculty%2Fandersod%2Fescher_development.jpg&rurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cord.edu%2Ffaculty%2Fandersod%2Fescher.html&size=254.9kB&name=escher_development.jpg&p=escher&type=jpeg&no=19&tt=124,000&oid=becd3349b3e4ff68&ei=ISO-8859-1

try looking up illusions on a search, for more by other artists

Answer 6

M.C. Escher is my favorite and one of the best (if not the best).

http://www.geocities.com/williamwchow/escher/escher.htm

http://www.mcescher.com/