Fragments of Infinity

By Ivars Peterson

Subjects: Visual perception, Mathematics in art, Mathematics, miscellanea

Description: "In this visual journey, author Ivars Peterson guides us to the crossroads of mathematics and art, creativity and imagination - and challenges long-held notions about the ways in which these connect.". "Most of us have been led to believe that mathematics is right-brain work, art is left-brain work, case closed. Not so. This book shows just how intertwined the two disciplines are, while sharing exciting glimpses of artists enthralled by the unlimited possibilities offered by mathematically guided explorations. Portraying the works of many contemporary mathematicians who are also artists working in media from metals to glass to snow or whose mathematical thoughts have inspired others to create, Fragments of Infinity draws us into the mysteries of this rich and surprising intersection.". "From one-sided surfaces and four-dimensional spaces to self-similar structures and other bizarre or seemingly impossible features of modern math, we are privy to this collaboration in action as concepts and principles are given visible expression. Featuring more than 250 illustrations and photographs of artworks - 28 in full color - ranging from sculptures both massive and minute to elaborate geometric tapestries and mosaics of startling complexity, this is an expedition into the world of abstract shapes, space, and time made tangible."--BOOK JACKET.