Aperiodic Tilings

The study of pattern has as a constant theme the interplay of regularity and irregularity -- from the perfect tiling of a wallpaper repeat to the endless harmonic variety of Nature. Aperiodic tilings are those strange mathematical patterns that lie exactly on the boundary: tilings that are made of simple geometric shapes that fit together perfectly, but do not repeat!

Penrose Tilings (42k)

Penrose Quilt 1 (42k)

Penrose Quilt 2 (58k)

Labyrinth Tiling (90k)

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