Tesselation #21: nested elements and straight lines

This one took many months to complete; it sat with the top third completed for a long time. I began it with no clear goal besides the combination of the four primary colors.

This piece includes the development of a new technique - it’s possible to do a few iterations within a polygon and then split it into two polygons. What results is the white spiral in the top right; it’s a nested element with no clear connections to anything else.

This piece also experimented with long, straight lines and parallel lines. To me this evokes contrails or something.

I first completed this piece with two of these experimental nested elements. After several days, I decided to revise it to remove one of them; I chose the colors wrong and made it too complex. It just felt confusing. I replaced that region with a single large hexagonal “drain” element which I think brings the whole piece together.

After the completion of this piece, I decided that I’m confident enough in my work that I’m willing to have some of these be permanent. I’ve ordered a second chalkboard and an easel so that I can begin to make more. Will #21 be the first one to live forever? I don’t know. I like it, but it’s a bit dramatic for most rooms.

EDIT 04/2023: This piece has now been hung for a few months in the bathroom of my apartment, which has been given a psychedelic theme. It’s the only tesselation to

The tesselation, displayed in the bathroom. While not originally designed horizontally, I find that I like it a lot in this orientation.

the final piece with central drain element

The first version with the additional nested white elements. This was too chaotic and unsettling.