This is another which focuses on M.C. Escher, probably the best known mathematical artist.
This site has galleries for what is being done in mathematical imagery.
Here is an example.
Here is a link to the gallery of an annual conference on mathematics and art. I thought some of you might like it.
This is another which focuses on M.C. Escher, probably the best known mathematical artist. This site has galleries for what is being done in mathematical imagery. Here is an example.
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Cristobal Martinez
9/8/2012 01:50:37 pm
Wow I knew that computer graphics and pixel art required some mathematics but i never thought that actual tangible artwork could also be affected by the mathematics. All I can say while looking at this artwork is wow.
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Will C
9/9/2012 10:04:23 am
I loved the parabolic function that was created by folding the book pages at different angles. So cool! It's always interesting to see just how interrelated math and art are – inextricable, even. :D Also, spent forever reading several of the pages under the Escher link. (Thanks for the excuse to procrastinate on my homework, Ms. Yoder. Hahaha) LOVE his art. It's amazing how he took even one-point perspective to new heights. That man was a genius, I am convinced...
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Yoder
9/9/2012 10:43:26 am
My favorite Escher is the lizards in the hyperbolic plane, the ones in a circle that get smaller towards the edge. I thought you'd like this Will.
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I think this is probably one of the coolest things I've seen in a while. It definitely gives me an idea for what I could do with some future art pieces! I always hear about how math and art are connected, but it never really meant much to me beyond possibly just the relation between the sizes of objects and how to depict them in relation to each other. I mean, after all, it's not like any artists that I know of write out these huge formulas to draw anything. But I find it amazing that you can practically cut out shapes from, for instance, a rhombus or a square, rearrange them with reflections or rotations, and then come out with a random shape that, with the addition of some small details within the shape, can form an animal or object! It's such a simple idea, and yet this is the first time it ever occurred to me to be a thing I could do! xD I'm definitely going to use this at some point. No doubt.
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Yoder
9/12/2012 09:23:13 am
Rachel, I can't wait to see what you come up with!
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Roma P.
9/15/2012 10:26:28 am
I'm a definite fan of Escher. But my favorite art-math relationship would probably be fractals. They are so fascinating.
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Yoder
10/3/2012 09:18:48 am
Roma, thank you for visiting! Several people have told me about Vi Hart and I think she is pretty cool. I am going to look for some images of fractals but I wish I knew more about the mathematics behind them.
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