Where mathematics and art meet: Pattern recognition 7 Articles

by Victoria Jeffrey

The design in the universe is abundantly evident. Whether we are talking about the spirals of galaxies or the spirals we find in plants there is a pattern in most things that is recognizable and fascinating. These patterns...read more

by EMSalem

Art and math meet in some way in nearly every work of art, although its influence is seen more clearly in architecture. In structures such as the Egyptian pyramids, the Parthenon in Greece, the Pantheon in Rome and even mo...read more

by DLehmann

Perhaps Leonardo da Vinci was attempting to animate the very conceptual framework that the Egyptians and Mayans knew long before anyone, except perhaps the Chinese - who knew just about everything probably prior to Homo Sa...read more

by Sande Waybill

During high school math classes, I would often explore a form of art. I was a campanologist and I used to enjoy working on the mathematical sequences, known to such people as methods, in the back of my exercise book, once ...read more

by Pat Merewether

One of my favorite artists is Alphonse Mucha. His free-flowing style and dramatic curves appeal to me in a way that few other artists can. So, imagine my surprise when I recently purchased a book about Mucha and his art a...read more

by Nathan Davis

Most successful art creates a coherent internal context by which it operates and with which it can be interpreted according to the patterns that it itself establishes. Among the most well-known examples of this context-ma...read more

by Lenny Watson

First, a disclaimer: Until society accepts that "intelligence"-regardless, even, of what specific definition we use-is but one gift among many that human beings possess in varying proportions (consider physical abilities, ...read more