Math and Art Revisted
Complementing the idea of Symmetry and Pattern in Oriental Carpets, the discussion can be expanded to include other connections between mathematics and art. A great number of mathematical artists exist, with some of their work already reviewed on this web site (e.g. George Hart, Dick Termes, and Robert Krawczyk. But if you want an even broader introduction, the web site MathArt is a good place to start....essentially being an e-journal.
First, I recommend exploring the many links on the splash page, each illustrating either different types of mathematical art or the work of a specific mathematical artist. Some good examples are:
- Slavik Jablan's L-art
- Zarko Mijajlovich's Mathematical Landscapes
- Sándor Kabai's Computer Art
- Slavik Jablan's Modular Art
- Janet Parker's Infinite Art
- Daisuke Minematsu etal's Animation of the Number 999...9n
After you have explored these opening links, move on to the Papers section, which is an electronic copy of the MathArt journal. For example, let me tempt you with these papers from the first issue (1999):
- D.W. Crowe's "Precise Perfect Colorings of Archimedean Tesselations"
- D. Dunham's "Transformation of Hyperbolic Escher Patterns"
- P. Hilton and J. Pedersen's "Symmetry in Theory - Mathematics and Aesthetics"
- P. Hilton and J. Pedersen's "Symmetry in Practice - Recreational Constructions"
- J. Kappraff's "Systems of Proportion in Design and Their Relationship to Dynamical Systems Theory"
- R. Takaki's "Rheo-Art - Application of Fluid Dynamics to Art Creation"
- B. Wegner's "Tangential Symmetries of Plane and Space Curves"
- K. Williams' "Symmetry in Architecture
Remember this is only the first issue....eight more years of issues (4 per year) are there to browse, learn from, enjoy, and share.
Finally, the Info section provides a
Symmetrography (i.e. bibleography), letters of interest, links to related organizations, and an overview of conferences on mathematics and art (i.e. options that would make a great summer tax-deductable vacation).
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