Imagine mathematics, imagine with the help of mathematics, imagine new worlds, new geometries, new forms. This volume in the series “Imagine Math” casts light on what is new and interesting in the relationships between mathematics, imagination and culture. The book opens by examining the connections between modern and contemporary art and mathematics, including Linda D. Henderson’s contribution. Several further papers are devoted to mathematical models and their influence on modern and contemporary art, including the work of Henry Moore and Hiroshi Sugimoto. Among the many other interesting contributions are an homage to Benoît Mandelbrot with reference to the exhibition held in New York in 2013 and the thoughts of Jean-Pierre Bourguignon on the art and math exhibition at the Fondation Cartier in Paris. An interesting part is dedicated to the connections between math, computer science and theatre with the papers by C. Bardainne and A. Mondot. The topics are treated in a way that is rigorous but captivating, detailed but very evocative. This is an all-embracing look at the world of mathematics and culture.
Author(s): Michele Emmer (eds.)
Edition: 1
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
Year: 2015
Language: English
Pages: 330
Tags: Mathematics in Art and Architecture; Mathematics Education; Popular Science, general
Front Matter....Pages i-x
Introduction....Pages 1-2
Front Matter....Pages 3-3
Visual Harmonies....Pages 5-7
From Modern to Eternal: Art and Mathematics in the Return to Order of the 1920s....Pages 9-19
Mathematics, A Beautiful Elsewhere....Pages 21-28
Space, Models and Geometric Fantasies....Pages 29-41
Visible Harmonies: Mathematical Models....Pages 43-68
Science Fiction, Art, and the Fourth Dimension....Pages 69-84
Donald Judd’s Arithmetics and Sol LeWitt’s Combinatorics. On the Relationship Between Visual and Mathematical in New York Art Around 1960....Pages 85-98
In-tensioni reciproche : Performance....Pages 99-117
Front Matter....Pages 119-119
The Fractal Organization of the Nervous System....Pages 121-128
Exhibiting the Process of Science: ‘The Islands of Benoît Mandelbrot: Fractals, Chaos, and the Materiality of Thinking’....Pages 129-155
Front Matter....Pages 157-157
A Topological Fluid Architecture....Pages 159-177
Pasta Mathematica....Pages 179-188
The Demolition of the Church of San Geminiano and the Perception of Piazza San Marco in Venice....Pages 189-211
Front Matter....Pages 213-213
Models of Passion....Pages 215-223
The Wolf and the Street: Narrative Encounters with Mathematics....Pages 225-234
Anxious Geometries....Pages 235-250
Front Matter....Pages 251-251
À LA RECHERCHE DES RACINES PERDUES (In Search of Lost Roots)....Pages 253-261
Probability Calculus, Pitfalls of Intuition and Judicial Errors....Pages 263-269
Photos, Objects and Computer Vision....Pages 271-282
Front Matter....Pages 251-251
Sandpiles and Earthquakes....Pages 283-302
Front Matter....Pages 303-303
Representation of Space-Time in the Cinema: The Art of Editing....Pages 305-309
Front Matter....Pages 311-311
Searching for a Digital Performing Art....Pages 313-320
Front Matter....Pages 321-321
The Ships, Shipyards and Ferries of Jacopo de’ Barbari....Pages 323-330
