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These are utterly beautiful.
Mary Anne — (archived)

I notice that #1 & #3 definitely show influence of Celtic designs, with some Greek influence in the border of #1 as well. (I count from the left top, across the line, and then return to the left margin for the next line.)

#2 looks just like the star-shaped simple piñatas prevalent in Spanish-speaking countries. I've made a couple myself. The design appears in numerous party and craft books for children.

#4 and #5 definitely borrow from the 1960s' and 1970s' mathematically inspired OpArt designs. I saw a whole wall done in OpArt in a fraternity house at RPI in the early '70s. Made me dizzy and I was sober!

Some of the other images in the link are reminiscent of Art Deco designs and Frank Lloyd Wright's line of furnishings. One reminded me of a necktie I've seen based on Wright's work.

There's even one (the non-existent triangle suggested by 3 incomplete circles) that appears in many books of optical illusions.

http://www.cropcircleconnector.com/2005/Rockley/Rockley052.jpg


Very clever!

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