Math Art

Name: Math Art
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SKU: 9781454930440
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Truth, Beauty, and Equations

By Stephen Ornes

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Math Art by Stephen Ornes explores the fascinating intersection of mathematics and visual arts, delving into how mathematical concepts inspire and shape art. The book presents various artworks and installations, demonstrating the creative collaboration between mathematicians and artists. Through vivid stories and illustrations, it highlights the beauty of patterns, structures, and the profound connection between maths and artistic expression.
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You might enjoy this book if you're fascinated by the intersection of mathematics and art. It's perfect for those who appreciate how mathematical concepts shape beautiful patterns in the natural world and human creations. The vivid illustrations and insightful commentary will appeal to anyone curious about the beauty and wonder of science and nature.

From geometry in motion to the possibilities of pi, this stunning volume reveals how art inspired the beauty and poetry of mathematical principles.

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From geometry in motion to the possibilities of pi, this stunning volume reveals how art inspired the beauty and poetry of mathematical principles.

The worlds of visual art and mathematics come together in this spectacular volume by award-winning writer Stephen Ornes. In Math Art, he explores the growing sensation of math art, presenting more than 80 pieces, including a crocheted, colourful representation of non-Euclidian geometry that looks like sea coral and a 65-ton, 28-foot-tall bronze sculpture covered in a space-filling curve.

For each work, we get the artist's story followed by accessible and thought-provoking explanations of the mathematical concept and equations behind the art. From 3D-printed objects that give real form to abstract mathematical theories, to mystic fractals, to Andy Warhol as a solution to the Traveling Salesman Problem, these artworks embody some of the strangest, most beautiful relationships among numbers and across dimensions.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781454930440

Publisher: Union Square & Co.

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 16 April 2019

Country: United States

Imprint: Union Square & Co.

Illustration: Full-colour photographs

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 216.0mm

Height: 235.0mm

Weight: 250g

Pages: 224

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Arts & Culture Education & Reference Non-Fiction Science & Nature Stephen Ornes

About the Author

Stephen Ornes is an award-winning science and math writer whose work has appeared in Scientific American, Discover, New Scientist, onEarth, Physics World, and other outlets. His story "The Whole Universe Catalog," about a quartet of aging mathematicians racing to save the largest proof in math history, was featured in the 2016 Best American Science and Nature Writing. His work has been recognized with awards from the AAAS/Kavli Foundation, the American Society of Journalists and Authors, Houston Methodist Hospital, and the Association of Health Care Journalists. He regularly contributes stories about science for children to Science News for Students, an online publication read by tens of thousands of students and teachers worldwide. He lives in Nashville, TN.