You did not answer the question, you just restated your assertion using more words Why do the tiles NEED to be defined? Symbolism. All the floor tiles in most places are all the same color. Masons use black and white in all of their temples. Surely the Royal Family knows that. When I see "The Royal Famiky" decked out in all their royal attire the last thing that comes to my feeble little.mind is that they are modest - every effort is made to make them.appear regal - why would they not have an ostentatiously arranged pattern on their flooring choice? They chose that pattern AND they are aware of its symbolic meaning.
Dude I’m not arguing that this instance isn’t symbolic. It clearly is.
And I did answer the question, it’s because complete uniformity is not interesting. Many people have access to multiple types of tiles, and by putting just slightly more effort into the design (making it a checkerboard instead of uniform) people can make it a lot more interesting.
Want another reason? To show that the plane is tiled by squares to begin with. This reason only works assuming the physical tiles are sufficiently big compared to the space between, but it definitely applies to designs made of fabric, for example. Or a wooden chessboard, where it’s important to the game to see where one square ends and another begins.
Any artist or designer, for either of these reasons, could easily stumble into using the checkerboard pattern in their own creations without any evil symbolism.
All I’m arguing is that it’s easy and likely for anyone to come up with the checkerboard on their own. It’s not inherently evil.
You did not answer the question, you just restated your assertion using more words Why do the tiles NEED to be defined? Symbolism. All the floor tiles in most places are all the same color. Masons use black and white in all of their temples. Surely the Royal Family knows that. When I see "The Royal Famiky" decked out in all their royal attire the last thing that comes to my feeble little.mind is that they are modest - every effort is made to make them.appear regal - why would they not have an ostentatiously arranged pattern on their flooring choice? They chose that pattern AND they are aware of its symbolic meaning.
Dude I’m not arguing that this instance isn’t symbolic. It clearly is.
And I did answer the question, it’s because complete uniformity is not interesting. Many people have access to multiple types of tiles, and by putting just slightly more effort into the design (making it a checkerboard instead of uniform) people can make it a lot more interesting.
Want another reason? To show that the plane is tiled by squares to begin with. This reason only works assuming the physical tiles are sufficiently big compared to the space between, but it definitely applies to designs made of fabric, for example. Or a wooden chessboard, where it’s important to the game to see where one square ends and another begins.
Any artist or designer, for either of these reasons, could easily stumble into using the checkerboard pattern in their own creations without any evil symbolism.
All I’m arguing is that it’s easy and likely for anyone to come up with the checkerboard on their own. It’s not inherently evil.