Pattern is what happens when a shape is repeated. Some patterns are complicated with irregular shaped edges. Some patterns are very simple with lines and circles. When a shape spreads out from a center point, it is a radial pattern. Any shape can be repeated to create a pattern. A single tile shown below is just a form, but when stacked the tiles create a pattern that we can see.
The kites in this picture look like fish. The fish scales are a pattern. When the shape of a scale is repeated, together they make a pattern. When the shape is changed the look of the pattern is changed. This print is from Japanese artist, Hokusai. Some people in America would have seen it. People from many different nations came to America to work and they brought their art with them. On the previous page, you saw a painting of a Chinese restaurant in New York. American art does not have one look. It has many! The art that we call American was a combination of many cultures coming together.
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