M.C. Escher M. C. Escher uses repetition to make something stand out over a pattern. for example he made the bees stand over what looks like a bunch of flowers, and also how he made some things look like they were over others by repeating a certain pattern. Henry Van de Velde Henry Van de Velde uses repetition on a book cover to show rhythm in his lines and shape, and also uses a a certain rhythm in the second painting to make it look more al...