Math Inspires Art Exhibited at the JMM

March 12, 2010

A recent Science News article explores the connection between math and art by profiling participants in the Exhibition of Mathematical Art* at the Joint Mathematics Meetings** held in San Francisco in January.

"[The participants'] sources of inspiration ranged from debugging computer code, to the mathematical principles underlying economics, to the folds of origami," wrote Julie Rehmeyer for Science News. "But all of the creators agree that a conversation between math and art can inform both disciplines."

Read the full article, which features interviews with artists-mathematicians Erik and Martin Demaine, Ian Sammis, Thomas Hull, and Safieddine Bouali, here.

*MAA featured the three winners of the Art Exhibition in its "Found Math" series (gallery here)

**For a look around the JMM 2010 Exhibit Hall, check out MAA's gallery.

Source: Science News (March 6, 2010)