Math MEETS Art
SOME INSPIRATION
TO READ
Read: "Geometric Abstraction" at the Metropolitan Museum of Art
Read: Geometry and Art through Symmetry, Scale, and Balance
TO LISTEN TO
Listen: Cezanne, Geometry, and the Birth of Modern Painting
TO WATCH
Watch: Eric Demaine fold 3D geometric shapes out of paper
Watch: Muslim architect and painter Pari Azarm Motamedi talk about Islamic art
TO LOOK AT
Look: Geometric Art Showcase on Tumblr
Look: Geometry Through Art, a Retrospective Slideshow
Look: Ancient Art of the Americas
Look: Geometry in Ancient America Artifacts
Look: Luca Pacioli's Polyhedra
Look: Albrecht Dürer's Complete Works
Look: Early 20th Century Geometric Art
Look: George Hart's Geometric Sculpture
Look: The Origami of Robert Lang
Look: Photographs of Urban Geometry
LIBRARY SOURCES
EXAMPLES OF RELIABLE SOURCES
Meyers, J. M. (2013). M. C. Escher. Salem Press Biographical Encyclopedia, http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ers&AN=88801947&site=eds-live
Artist M.C. Escher - He Drew Upon Science And Mathematics As Inspiration For His Works. (2000, May 4). Investor's Business Daily, p. A04. Retrieved from http://link.galegroup.com/apps/doc/A106885768/ITOF?u=mlin_m_cambsch&sid=ITOF&xid=c1d47343
Pumfrey, E., & Beardon, T. (2002). Art and Mathematics - Mutual Enrichment. Micromath, 18(2), 21. http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=a9h&AN=9330124&site=eds-live
Gethner, E., Kirkpatrick, D., & Pippenger, N. (2014). Computational Aspects of M.C. Escher's Ribbon Patterns. Theory Of Computing Systems, 54(4), 640-658. doi:10.1007/s00224-013-9485-9 http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=a9h&AN=95593404&site=eds-live
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