MC Escher
Because this fascinated him.
24 (apperently)
Things with different perspectives and tessellations.
1925
he made lots of tessellations like birds, fish, stairs, people, faces
He didn't. Tessellations are seen throughout art history, from ancient architecture to modern art.
He is famous because of his artwork. His use of tessellations and his unusual perspectives used in his works spark the imagination.
M.C. Escher
Just look around you...On your house, there are brick walls. These are examples of non-regular tessellations...Look at pictures of honeycombs that bees live in. Those are examples of regular tessellations...Go on google or whatever you use and look up the artwork of M.C. Escher.
Tessellations have been used in art and architecture since ancient times, with examples found in cultures such as Islamic art and Roman mosaics. However, the term "tessellation" was not used until the 17th century, popularized by mathematicians like Kepler and Escher.
Tessellations was one type of art work that Escher was well known for. The other are his studies of perspective that created such works as Waterfall.