M.C. Escher was known for this.
Every triangle will tessellate and, since there are infinitely many possible triangles, there are infinitely many shapes that can be used for tessellation. On the other hand, in any single tessellation you can only use a finite number of shapes.
commonly used tessellation shapes
shapes are used in our daily, we can identify different shapes
The word "circumference" is used for circles and circular shapes, such as ellipses and ovals. For other plane shapes, the word used is perimeter.
M.C. Escher was known for this.
Joan Miro?
You might check EXPOSE or EXOTIQUE book collections. There are also many other books covering fantasy art (used in fantasy movies, fantasy book illustrations, fantasy games..)
Every triangle will tessellate and, since there are infinitely many possible triangles, there are infinitely many shapes that can be used for tessellation. On the other hand, in any single tessellation you can only use a finite number of shapes.
The most common is an urn. But there are many shapes available.
commonly used tessellation shapes
Restate the question: How many shapes are there? The answer is really that a geometric figure can have an infinite number of shapes. The shapes used in geometry include triangle, square, rectangle, parallelogram, rhombus, trapezoid, kite, circle, ellipse, parabola. Then you have pentagon, hexagon. heptagon, octagon, and so forth.
shapes are used in our daily, we can identify different shapes
Kandinsky began with realistic works. His early works were influenced by Russian folk tales. Many were landscapes. Then he painted in impressionist style. But soon he created abstract paintings. He used bright colors, shapes and bold lines to express feelings or depict music.
Just like warming up before a race, skeching shapes is used to loosen up and get used to the feel of the shapes.
hieroglyphs are picture symbols used by Egyptians. Hieratic scripts were used for medical and scientific works (it combined shapes rather then picture symbols). Hieratic were used by scribes in 1790.
Polygons are flat shapes