Tag geometry

May 11, 2016
in Humanities, Science

Math, Fractals, and Maybe Some Art

May 11, 2016
in Humanities, Science

Math and art have had an active relationship for centuries. Think of perspective geometry and Renaissance art, higher-dimensional geometry and cubism, how the Alhambra walls and Klemscott press margins use patterns of wallpaper and frieze groups, the tilings both Euclidean and hyperbolic that appear in Escher’s designs, and on and

May 10, 2006
in Humanities, Science

Reality in 4-D

May 10, 2006
in Humanities, Science

For most of us, life in three dimensions is difficult enough. But not for Tony Robbin. For Robbin, an acclaimed artist and geometry enthusiast, the real challenge comes in visualizing the fourth dimension. Ever since his debut at the Whitney Museum of American Art in 1974, Robbin has been bent