+ Victor Vasarely - Untitled, 1963, screenprint on paper

+ Martin Reznik: The Geometry of Living

The Geometry of Living series, inspired initially by the Cranbrook Estate in Bethnal Green, London (but as well many others), contemplate functionality of the modern estate architecture. It is a reflection on the relatively rapid transformation of modernist housing architecture - from grand social ideology and middle class dream housing in the sixties into, only half a century later, council estates populated by the poorest fraction of society, which very often become crime and drug hotspots.

+ Propositions - IMMA

+ Sigrid Calon : Risoprints series

+ Susan Happersett

Fibonacci Circle Curve Red

18" x 24" (framed)

Ink on paper

2013

My new series of drawings investigates the visual qualities of intersecting circles whose area measurements are in proportions related to the Fibonacci Sequence. This experiment is a different way to look at the ratios of consecutive Fibonacci numbers. "Fibonacci Circle Curve Red" was created by rotating a series of Fibonacci Circles using the Golden Angle.

+ Mathematical Art

Lorenz Attractor in Flow

12cm x 12cm x 12cm

3D Printer

2013

The Lorenz attractor is the limiting set of a three-dimensional system of
differential equations modeling atmospheric convection. Discovered by Ed
Lorenz in 1962, this set has become an attractive symbol for chaotic
dynamics. The art work was created by modifying Mathematica code developed
by Knill and Slavkovsky. An important new component was to have the curve
which generates the shape continuously change color. This allows the observer
to see the flow of motion as the attractor is generated.

http://gallery.bridgesmathart.org/exhibitions/2014-joint-mathematics-meetings/chamberland

+ Risograph Calendars by designer J.P. King.

Anthony Howe's Otherworldly Kinetic Sculptures

+ drawing inspiration from James Jean

One of my goals this fall that I'd like to carry into my life long term is to draw everyday. Animals, plants, products, architecture, furniture, people; I want to be confident enough to draw anything and everything.  Looking through drawings by James Jean gave me an idea on how to start a new notebook given to me by a friend with nice grid dots on the pages. The first picture below is James Jean, and the second picture is my first couple lines for my project.

more james jean art at http://jamesjeanart.tumblr.com

+ zomes

+      text by the creator of Zomadic blog and the beautiful structures seen at burning man called Zomes.    see how they are made on http://www.zomadic.blogspot.com/

Hello Everyone. For about 5 years now I've been exploring an architectural space called Zomes.  My zomes are polar zonohedral domes and I believe that the space they create is very inspirational. I designed and built this pavilion two years ago and from my observations, everyone who experiences it feels the same.  And beyond the simple beauty of the structure I've discovered to my delight that the form is very functional.Nature has provided me with an important source of Inspiration. Natural architecture, living and inanimate, provides many examples of economy and function packaged in countless beautiful and varied designs.  I believe that were all designers to thoughtfully study what Nature has to teach we would all be better off.

And people have also provided me with inspiration.  Buckminster Fuller, set an example of forward and free thinking that most of us can  hardly conceive. He provided me with invaluable ideas I would have never come up with on my own.  Not the least of which is that the  geometry we are taught in school is not exactly the way Nature works.   more amazing geometry on 's blog http://www.zomadic.blogspot.com/

burning man 2011. photograph by Kat Parry.

+ 2013 temple at Burning Man

sunrise

+ Rhombi and Lozenges

The word "rhombus" comes from the Greek ῥόμβος (rhombos), meaning something that spins,^[2] which derives from the verb ρέμβω (rhembō), meaning "to turn round and round"

The definition of lozenge is not strictly fixed, and it is sometimes used simply as a synonym for rhombus. Most often, though, lozenge refers to a thin rhombus—a rhombus with acute angles of 45°. The lozenge shape is often used in parquetry and as decoration on ceramics, silverware and textiles. It also features in heraldry and playing cards.
The lozenge motif dates as far back as the Neolithic and Paleolithic period in Eastern Europe and represents a sown field and female fertility. The ancient lozenge pattern often shows up in Diamond vault architecture, in traditional dress patterns of Slavic peoples, and in traditional Ukrainian embroidery. The lozenge pattern also appears extensively in Celtic art, art from the Ottoman Empire, and ancient Phrygian art.

Oil painting by Urs Schmid (1995) of a Penrose tiling using fat and thin rhombi.

text and pictures taken from Wikipedia. They rock.  I do not own any of these words or pictures.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roger_Penrose

+ Acrylic Geometries

 In plastics class we had to design a display constructed from acrylic. I chose a geometric shape, tested it in illustration board, configured the required angled cuts for the band saw, bought 1/8'' acrylic and went to work.  This display filled with sand contains and advertises jewelry, a perfect accent for a local boutique counter top.
 I am pretty happy with the end result although the welding of edges was not easy.  I plan to make more shapes including the Platonic solids, in various colors, intended for outdoor lighting with electric candles and yes, they will be coming to burning man this year.

+ penabranca +

"Through our eyes, the universe is perceiving itself. Through our ears, the universe is listening to its harmonies. We are the witnesses through which the universe becomes conscious of its glory, of its magnificence."  -Alan Watts

http://penabranca.tumblr.com/

+ The Peacock Room

http://www.flickr.com/photos/romanywg/6946774488/in/photostream/

+ Pin and Thread Art

  Pin and thread artwork is a linear geometric design in which you draw string from point to point, creating a matrix of angles and lines.  It was more popular in the 60's but there are still many artists who make masterpieces.  My inspiration to make a design was seeing giant pentagonal pieces at burning man in 2011.  They were elevated and connected at their sides in various angles to make a long walkway in which the star dusted night sky shown through neon geometric designs. the installation was black lit and the effect was magical and interactive.  Being my first attempt, I learned a lot along the way and really enjoyed the process.  It was easy to get confused at the pattern so i used markers on each side as I went along, and developed a good rhythm in the process.  I felt as if I was weaving a magical tapestry.  Pins did not warrant a secure hold so I replaced them with nails and the string I used was an extra sturdy quilting thread. There are 18 pins on each side of the frame, with string going once to each 18 opposite pins, making a total of about 650 lines, all with their own individual path.  in the future, I want to experiment with polygon and circular frames, various colored and textured thread as well. 

+ Vaults of Iran by Akbar Shafiee

Vault of the entrance gate of Khan school in the old district of Shiraz. This artwork is called Muqarnas which is a type of corbel employed as a decorative device in traditional Persian architecture. Muqarnas display radial symmetry based upon N-gonal symmetry. The number of unique tiles possible is derived from N = N/2 - 1. Larger N values result in thinner muquarnas tiles. There are an unlimited number of muqarnas tile sets given the wide variety of tile profile design possibilities. Computer graphics and fabrication today allow the design and production of novel muqarnas compositions not found in the historical record.

 Vault of the Dolat Abad mansion in Yazd. Yazd is known as the largest adobe city of the world. Located near the desert, the architecture adapted itself to the climate. So high ceilings and air vents are popular.

art for science by Leo71538

http://www.trekearth.com/gallery/Middle_East/Iran/East/Fars/Shiraz/photo1391901.htm 

+ word of the day

Guilloché (Guilloche)
is a decorative engraving technique in which a very precise intricate repetitive pattern or design is mechanically engraved into an underlying material with fine detail. Specifically, it involves a technique of engine turning, called guilloché in French after the French engineer “Guillot”, who invented a machine “that could scratch fine patterns and designs on metallic surfaces”.

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alittle more about the technique and one persons experience creating them with computer programs.

pictures from the ministry of type: http://ministryoftype.co.uk/words/article/guilloches/


this is the equation for the picture above:


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make your own Guilloches at http://www.subblue.com/assets/0000/2204/Guilloche.swf

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check out the artwork of one TOM BEDDARD at subblue.com



Born in 1976 in London but grew up just outside Manchester. Studied physics at Nottingham University and then moved to Scotland to do a PhD in laser physics at the University of St Andrews.

After finishing my PhD the booming world of the dot com internet was more appealing than academia and so I became a web developer specialising in ecommerce and content management systems. For the past eleven years I have worked as a web developer for a variety of agencies in Scotland.



Personal Work Statement :
I have a fascination with the aesthetics of detail and complexity that is the result of simple mathematical or algorithmic processes. For me the creative process is writing my own software and scripts to explore the resulting output in an interactive manner. The best outcomes are often the least expected!

+ Ronald Davis

checkerboard series circa 1970's
(artist currently works in digital geometric art.)




"I started painting in 1959 and soon after enrolled at the San Francisco Art Institute. While at the SFAI I painted with oil on canvas — organic, painterly abstractions strongly influenced by the work of Clyfford Still. In 1962 I studied at the Yale-Norfolk School of Art and visited New York galleries. I was particularly impressed by the pop artists (they broke the ice for me) and [the works of] Frank Stella. Late in 1963 I began to:

(1) Use acrylic paint
(2) Use masking tape
(3) Shape the stretcher bars
(4) Use optical colour
(5) Use isometric perspective

"These paintings employed various optical illusions, garnered from such diverse sources as Persian miniatures, early Christian mosaics, Paul Klee, late Kandinsky, illustrations from Scientific American, or even advertising billboards. In 1965 for my first one-man show (at the Nicholas Wilder Gallery in Los Angeles) I painted a group of monochromatic paintings, acrylic on canvas, shaped on 4 inch deep stretcher bars.The perimeter of these one-colour panels defined an isometric or one point perspective plane. The concept of "painting as an object" was extended to "painting as the illusion of a plane in space" — literally, on the wall."






Vector, 1968, 60 1/2 x 132 inches (shaped), Moulded Polyester Resin and Fiberglass, Dodecagon Series (PTG 0061).

http://irondavis.com

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