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Calculated Result - Mathematical Art
Dates: Sep 2, 2011 to Sep 27, 2011
Participating Artist(s):
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Mark Beecroft, ''Eyjafjallajokull''
Adam DiBenedetto, ''Flower of Life Sphere''
Robert Fathauer, ''Fractal Tree No. 17''
Julia Gandrud, ''Once and Future''
Pat Courtney Gold, ''Gold Circle Spiral''
Richard Helmick, ''Sundance 2''
Clay Lohmann, ''Papillion Chennault''
Mariana Mace, ''Soga Symmetry' (design drawing)'
Jim Noel, ''Faceted Catenaries' (under construction)'
Shirley Strub, ''Geometrix''
Calculated Result - Mathematical Art
As always, The Arts Center takes part in bi-annual Quilt County Celebration which is organized by the Benton County Historical Society & Museum in Philomath; this year the celebration includes more than 20 quilt exhibits.
At The Arts Center we wanted to stretch the concept of “quilts," which are basically fiber pieces made up from lots of smaller pieces. The concept of the multiplication of many small pieces, and the geometric shapes used in quilts made us think that the Quilt County exhibit lent itself very well to a mathematical approach. Additionally, we expanded beyond fiber art and opened the exhibit up to artists working other media but still using these concepts of geometry and multiplication.
We proposed to make a link between mathematics and art, either calculated or intuitive and asked both artists interested in math, and artistic mathematicians to send us work.
It is interesting to see that these two groups have distinctly different outcomes following out of their starting point, their way of working.
The work made by artists interested in math is easily identifiable; it seems to have a “softer” result. The work is the outcome of an artistic endeavor that is inspired by mathematical problem or question. The making of an artwork is the primary goal.
With mathematicians interested in visual beauty it seems a little different. Their work shows more of the calculations that are the root of the work. There is a mathematical exercise to which a number of artistic tools are applied as color, paint, woodcarving, etc.
Both movements are valid in their own right; it is fun and interesting to see them combined in one space.
During the exhibit we’ll have fun math hands on projects available, coloring, golden mean, mandalas and hexatrexaflexatwistatube.
List of participating artists:
- Mark Beecroft
- Adam DiBenedetto
- Robert Fathauer
- Maureen Frank
- Julia Gandrud
- Pat Courtney Gold
- Richard Helmick
- Clay Lohmann
- Mariana Mace
- Jim Noel
- Jeremy Smith
- Shirley Strub
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