Opening

Thursday 26 March. Time TBA.

Continuing

Friday 08 May.

Background

Last century, GE Hardy explained that the mathematical ideas that others found most useful were usually the ones that mathematicians found most uninspiring. The works in this exhibition make essential use of mathematics but their aesthetic appeal is not in the mathematics: they are works in their own right, not illustrations of mathematical ideas.

Penrose introduced Escher to tessellations, but the artistic value of Escher’s work isn’t determined by the underlying symmetry groups. Poincaré inspired Picasso with his description of 4-dimensional space-time, but the artistic value of cubism doesn’t depend on special relativity. In this exhibition, the artistic value of each work doesn’t depend on the elegance or otherwise of the underlying mathematics but on an exploration of ideas from a particular artistic tradition and the viewers' responses to their visual expression.

The exhibition

Mathematics in Art is an exhibition of works in a variety of media. A distinct mathematical concept was essential in the development of each of these works.

Walking through the Hanna Neumann Building, viewers can explore the visual variety of works and delight in the beauty of the underlying mathematics.

Curators

• Tim Brook
• Mandy Gordon
• Tony Martin
• Felipe Messias
• Akrti Tyagi

Current Artists

• Michael Barnsley
• Tim Brook
• James Gifford
• Mandy Gordon
• Richard Hassell - keynote
• Teresa Heiss-Synak
• Peter Heiss-Synak
• Ruth Hingston
• Paul Kirwan
• Ian Le
• Joan Licata
• Pierre Portal
• Vanessa Robins
• Ruibiao Zhu

Works include code art, LED prints, video, poetry etc.

Artwork Submission

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